This is one of the clearest signals yet that AI isn’t just a productivity tool, it’s a genuine new general-purpose technology sparking a fresh wave of company creation. The +45% jump in AI-adjacent professional/scientific/technical businesses since ChatGPT, while construction limps along at +10%, shows where the real energy is shifting. The Census numbers and that chart (black line breaking out) confirm the momentum is accelerating, not fading. We’re still absurdly early. Every new AI-native business compounds the data flywheel, which improves the models, which creates even more opportunity. The entrepreneurs solving real problems with these tools today will define the next decade of the economy. The future isn’t coming, it’s already forming businesses faster than ever.