OpenAI's vampires come to the village gate
Sam Altman 's OpenAI (maker of ChatGPT) sent its 'chief economist' Ronnie Chatterji, formerly of Joe Biden 's economic team. Chatterji obviously knew the country is in the midst of a productivity debate. But his contribution was so unserious, it's almost laughable.
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