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The United States on Sunday will release a joint statement with 15 other countries describing a shared vision for a “golden age of science” that embraces the potential of artificial intelligence.

As economists, the way we look at the economy is out of date. This blurs our understanding of what’s going on and it is a big constraint on effective policy-making.

Artificial intelligence has become part of daily life, and increasingly, part of daily governance. From the way governments identify problems to the way they evaluate whether a policy has worked, AI is beginning to reshape every stage of the policy cycle. The question is no longer whether AI belongs in public policy; it is whether…