alt Hacker NewsThis is very cool but it's not quite what I expected out of economic primitives.
I expected to see measures of the economic productivity generated as a result of artificial intelligence use.
Instead, what I'm seeing is measures of artificial intelligence use.
I don't really see how this is measuring the most important economic primitives. Nothing related to productivity at all actually. Everything about how and where and who... This is just demographics and usage statistics...
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So.... motivated reasoning makes the world go 'round?
Until AI is used to generate new revenue streams (i.e. acquire new customers), I don’t think the economic impact is going to impress. My two cents.
agree, was similarly hoping for something akin to a total factor productivity argument
>expected to see measures of the economic productivity
I know what you mean.
Imagine my disappointment when I was expecting their unique approach and brainpower to have arrived at a straightforward index of overall world macroeconomic conditions rather than an internal corporate outlook for AI alone.
> I expected to see measures of the economic productivity generated as a result of artificial intelligence use.
>Instead, what I'm seeing is measures of artificial intelligence use.
Fun fact: this is also how most large companies are measuring their productivity increases from AI usage ;), alongside asking employees to tell them how much faster AI is making them while simultaneously telling them they're expected to go faster with AI.