# OpenAI research examines how workers incorporate AI tasks beyond their usual occupations

DevFeed: [OpenAI research examines how workers incorporate AI tasks beyond their usual occupations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-workers-are-unlocking-new-ways-of-working-31555.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/unlocking-new-ways-of-working>)

Published: 2026-09-16T09:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [global-affairs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global-affairs.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [tasks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tasks.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI Economic Research analyzes more than 1.5 million work-related ChatGPT messages to examine whether workers repeatedly use AI for tasks outside their usual occupations. The findings suggest that some cross-occupation tasks become recurring parts of workers' AI use and that work design matters alongside access to AI tools.

## Source excerpt

New OpenAI Economic Research shows how workers use AI beyond traditional roles and which new activities become recurring parts of their work.