[AI is Becoming a Key Tool for Measuring U.S. Inflation and Economic Growth] According to Bloomberg, official U.S. statistics have frequently undergone revisions to employment and inflation data due to factors such as the pandemic and government shutdowns, impacting Federal Reserve decision-making. AI and private sector data are being introduced to improve data quality and timeliness. The article notes that the Bureau of Labor Statistics' traditional offline surveys face declining sample recovery rates, and CPI compilation lags behind the new economic models driven by e-commerce and AI.