Artificial Intelligence Index 2026 Annual Report

Stanford University

Research

423 Pages

Stanford HAI examines how AI is advancing faster than the systems built to evaluate, govern, and absorb it. Investment, adoption, and technical performance keep rising, while transparency, infrastructure strain, and labor market disruption remain unresolved.

Key Takeaways

Investment Keeps Surging: Global corporate AI investment more than doubled in 2025, while private investment rose 127.5%.
Adoption Spread Quickly: Generative AI reached close to 53% population adoption within 3 years, faster than PCs or the internet.
Young Workers Exposed: Employment for software developers ages 22 to 25 fell nearly 20% from 2024.
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