2026 AI Index Report: AI capability is accelerating, not plateauing, the US-China model gap has closed, the US leads in data centers and AI investment, and more
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@siepr
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“You can't manage what you don't measure.” The 2026 AI Index Report from @StanfordHAI is out — with insights from @erikbryn, SIEPR senior fellow, and many others. It's the gold standard for understanding the #AI revolution. Take a look: https://hai.stanford.edu/...
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@seoscottsdale
Adam
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Stanford HAI just dropped the 2026 AI Index — the clearest picture we have of where AI actually stands. The numbers are wild: • Industry now owns 90%+ of frontier models • SWE-bench: ~60% → near 100% • GenAI adoption hit 53% globally in just 3 years Yet the jagged frontier is
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@stanfordhai
@stanfordhai
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Introducing the #AIIndex2026: Our most comprehensive, independently sourced data analysis of AI's trajectory, with a clear-eyed assessment of the critical gaps that remain. As AI advances rapidly, can the systems built around it keep up? Explore the data: https://hai.stanford.edu…
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@johntmiley
John Miley
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Some top takeaways from the new 2026 AI Index Report from @StanfordHAI: “AI capability is not plateauing. It is accelerating & reaching more people than ever.” “The U.S.-China AI model performance gap has effectively closed.” “The U.S. hosts the most AI data centers...”
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@erichorvitz
Eric Horvitz
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The 2026 AI Index Report is now available. The AI Index is reaching its 10 year anniversary. The annual summary on AI progress was created as a project of the One Hundred Year Study on AI in 2016. https://hai.stanford.edu/...
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@stanfordhai
@stanfordhai
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Over the past year, AI has redefined what's possible and what's at stake. But how do you separate signal from noise? The #AIIndex2026 delivers unbiased, rigorously vetted data to empower you to make more informed decisions, shape strategy, and ground conversations in evidence. [v…
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@adamthierer
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U.S. global private AI investment now 23x more than China. 👀🇺🇸💪 It's worth noting that this would have never happened had we followed the advice of the “Pause AI” crowd, or if we had frozen data center development, as some now want to do. [image]
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@technologyreview.com
@technologyreview.com
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If you're following AI news, you're probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can't even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index, AI's annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise.