Can we measure the AI Boom?

The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.”  The April 17, 2026 article entitled “How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/technology/how-do-you-measure-an-ai-boom.html) included these comments:

Behind every technological…