OpenAI's Economic Research Exchange funds external studies on AI's impact
OpenAI invites researchers to propose privacy-protected studies on how AI reshapes work and economy.
OpenAI launched the OpenAI Economic Research Exchange, a platform supporting rigorous external research on AI's economic effects. Selected researchers conduct structured, privacy-protected collaborations using OpenAI tools and datasets to produce credible evidence on how AI affects workers, firms, institutions, and the broader economy. Proposals are evaluated based on methodological rigor, feasibility, fit with Exchange priorities, clear milestones, and the potential to contribute credible external evidence on AI's economic impacts. Applications are open now.
- OpenAI Economic Research Exchange funds external, privacy-protected studies using OpenAI tools and datasets.
- Projects must address AI's impact on workers, firms, institutions, or the broader economy with rigorous empirical methods.
- Proposals evaluated on methodological rigor, feasibility, and potential for credible evidence; applications open now.
Why It Matters
Provides credible, independent data on AI’s economic effects, guiding policy, business strategy, and workforce adaptation.