US labor productivity runs 2.2% above trend as AI effect shows up
US labor productivity (2013–2026) now runs 2.2% above its old trend, rising sharply since 2020 in a pattern reminiscent of the 1995–2004 internet boom, with economists like Noah Smith and Erik Brynjolfsson citing early evidence of an AI effect.
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