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The U.S. Census Bureau and "Super Intelligence"
Hacker News | Nov 2, 2026 | torutofu
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Census Bureau runs a survey called the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (aka BTOS). Here’s the replacement: In the last two weeks, did this business use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its business functions? (Examples of AI: machine learning, natural language processing, virtual agents, voice recognition, etc.) No more “producing goods or services”—now it’s “in any of its business functions”! The current numbers reflect the old Artificial Intelligence survey wording—the first survey results reflecting the Super Intelligence wording are due for publication on Thursday.
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