📈 Data to start your week
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Welcome to your Monday roundup of data signals in the realms of AI, energy, and markets. Here are the key updates:
In the AI economy, the proportion of open-weight tokens has doubled over the past year. However, closed-weight tokens have surged sevenfold during the same period, bringing the overall ratio closer to 1:1. For more detailed insights, refer to the 2026 State of the AI Economy report.
Alarmingly, employment of young workers (ages 22-25) in AI-exposed occupations has dropped to 19% below trend levels. This is an increase from 15% last year, indicating a concerning trend in labor market dynamics related to AI.
AI agents have surpassed human usage in terms of token consumption. In February, AI agents utilized 14 times more tokens than humans, while human token usage only grew by 2.8 times. This marks a significant shift in the balance of token utilization favoring AI agents.
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