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The Stanford HAI AI Index is a key annual reference for tracking AI progress and informing governance; useful for grounding AI safety discussions in empirical data on capabilities growth, investment trends, and policy responses.
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The Stanford HAI AI Index is an annual, comprehensive data-driven report tracking AI's technical progress, economic influence, and societal impact globally. It synthesizes hundreds of metrics and datasets to provide policymakers, researchers, and the public with authoritative, unbiased insights into the state of AI. It is widely cited by governments, major media, and academic researchers worldwide.
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- •Tracks AI progress across technical benchmarks, research output, investment, policy, and societal adoption with rigorous, globally sourced data.
- •Cited by governments including the US, UK, EU, and others as a reference for AI policy development.
- •Recognized by major outlets (NYT, Bloomberg, Guardian) and accumulates hundreds of academic citations annually.
- •Covers AI's economic influence, labor market impacts, responsible AI developments, and geopolitical dimensions.
- •Serves as a primary benchmark resource for understanding AI capabilities growth relative to safety and governance needs.
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| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Research Capabilities | Capability | 68.0 |
| Self-Improvement and Recursive Enhancement | Capability | 69.0 |
| Neuromorphic Hardware | Capability | 55.0 |
| AI Safety Research Allocation Model | Analysis | 65.0 |
| AI Development Racing Dynamics | Risk | 72.0 |
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# AI Index
The mission of the AI Index is to provide unbiased, rigorously vetted, and globally sourced data for policymakers, researchers, journalists, executives, and the general public to develop a deeper understanding of the complex field of AI. To achieve this, we track, collate, distill, and visualize data relating to artificial intelligence.
## The 2025 AI Index Report Is Here
The 2025 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment, as AI’s influence across society, the economy, and global governance continues to intensify.
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### AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced.
At Stanford HAI, we believe AI is poised to be the most transformative technology of the 21st century. But its benefits won’t be evenly distributed unless we guide its development thoughtfully. The AI Index offers one of the most comprehensive, data-driven views of artificial intelligence. Recognized as a trusted resource by global media, governments, and leading companies, the AI Index equips policymakers, business leaders, and the public with rigorous, objective insights into AI’s technical progress, economic influence, and societal impact.
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