Why AI's increasing output is going to be one of the hardest economic measurement problems in history

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AI-generated economic value, known as 'Dark Output', is currently invisible to national statistics and may be the majority of economic activity, but is challenging to measure.

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Why "Dark Output", the AI-generated economic value that is currently invisible to national statistics, may be one of the hardest measurement problems in history

6/1/2026, 1:00:44 AM

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