National statistics need an AI satellite account

Without AI-specific accounts, official economic data will miss a growing share of real activity and distort policy

National economic statistics accounts were not designed to track the AI economy. Statistics agencies should begin developing AI-focused satellite accounts now, before the measurement gap becomes a policy gap, @akorinek & Patrick McKelvey
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