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Science, Innovation, and Economic Growth: OpenAI’s Ronnie Chatterji

> OpenAI's products like ChatGPT have big subscription bases. Some people are already paying to use ChatGPT or the API. And that's obviously an important source of revenue.

Show: Me, Myself, and AI · Publisher: MIT Sloan Management Review + BCG · Host: Sam Ransbotham, Shervin Khodabandeh

Episode URL: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/audio/science-innovation-and-economic-growth-openais-ronnie-chatterji

Publish date: 2025-12-08
Duration: NAs
Default source credibility: HIGH — MIT SMR + BCG joint production. Named F500 CxOs on-record about production AI deployments. Academic/consulting co-brand keeps claims disciplined. Host has light BCG framing; guest metrics stay HIGH.

  • OpenAI’s rapid adoption and growth highlight the potential for AI to drive productivity and innovation, with over 800 million weekly active users and 600 billion tokens processed per minute.
  • AI tools like ChatGPT can facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerate scientific research, potentially unlocking new discoveries and innovations.
  • The economic implications of AI are significant, with subscription-based models and enterprise adoption driving revenue growth, but also raising questions about the long-term impact on jobs and critical thinking.

Extracted quotes

# Credibility Speaker Org Timestamp Topic Quote
1 HIGH Ronnie Chatterjee (Chief Economist) OpenAI 05:02 02-corporate-tools OpenAI’s products like ChatGPT have big subscription bases. Some people are already paying to use ChatGPT or the API. And that’s obviously an important source of revenue.
2 HIGH Ronnie Chatterjee (Chief Economist) OpenAI 05:05 02-corporate-tools A large percentage of enterprises around the world, and this just isn’t in the US, this is globally, are signing up for some sort of artificial intelligence product. And a lot of it is ChatGPT enterprise.
3 HIGH Ronnie Chatterjee (Chief Economist) OpenAI 05:55 02-corporate-tools I bought a pair of jeans, actually, that just arrived yesterday using ChatGPT. And why did it work for me? Because, you know, I didn’t like to go shopping. I asked Chad, I said, look, these are the jeans I’ve liked in the past. Here’s the colors I’m missing. And, you know, I’m at a certain age where I want to make sure I look cool, but not too cool. Chad GVT got all that, actually, and recommended two pairs of jeans that I purchased. And when they arrived yesterday, I’ve been pretty happy.

Per-quote detail

1. Ronnie Chatterjee — OpenAI (05:02)

OpenAI’s products like ChatGPT have big subscription bases. Some people are already paying to use ChatGPT or the API. And that’s obviously an important source of revenue.

  • Stat: OpenAI has big subscription bases for ChatGPT and API, generating revenue.
  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific metric and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 02-corporate-tools

2. Ronnie Chatterjee — OpenAI (05:05)

A large percentage of enterprises around the world, and this just isn’t in the US, this is globally, are signing up for some sort of artificial intelligence product. And a lot of it is ChatGPT enterprise.

  • Stat: A large percentage of global enterprises are signing up for AI products, including ChatGPT enterprise.
  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific metric and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 02-corporate-tools

3. Ronnie Chatterjee — OpenAI (05:55)

I bought a pair of jeans, actually, that just arrived yesterday using ChatGPT. And why did it work for me? Because, you know, I didn’t like to go shopping. I asked Chad, I said, look, these are the jeans I’ve liked in the past. Here’s the colors I’m missing. And, you know, I’m at a certain age where I want to make sure I look cool, but not too cool. Chad GVT got all that, actually, and recommended two pairs of jeans that I purchased. And when they arrived yesterday, I’ve been pretty happy.

  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific use case and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 02-corporate-tools

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