OpenAI's Vision for Smarter Businesses and Better Productivity
NZ Tech Podcast

OpenAI's Vision for Smarter Businesses and Better Productivity

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 6, 202618 min
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  • Technology

How prepared is New Zealand for the next wave of artificial intelligence? Paul Spain speaks with OpenAI's Gawesha Weeratunga about the rapid shift from chatbots to AI agents, why New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in AI adoption, and what organisations must do to stay competitive. They explore productivity gains, cybersecurity, governance, workforce impacts, and the growing divide between businesses embracing advanced AI and those falling behind. The discussion also examines regulation, real-world New Zealand success stories, and OpenAI's vision for a future where powerful AI capabilities are accessible to everyone. Thanks to...

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The New Zealand Tech Podcast brought to you by Gorilla Technology, proactive and strategic IT. Hey folks, greetings and welcome along to the New Zealand Tech Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Spain.

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On this episode, I'm joined by Gawesha Wiratanga from OpenAI's Economic Research Team. Guwesha focuses on understanding how AI is changing the way people work, how organizations are adopting, to tools such as Chat GPT, and what these shifts actually mean for productivity, jobs, and the wider economy.

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Now, this conversation is coming to us as OpenAI staff visit New Zealand to share their local survey results, which highlighted, you know, I think a number of interesting insights. First up is that Kiwis are sending close to 10 million messages on chat GPT every day.

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