The 2025 AI Index Report — from Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Lab (hai.stanford.edu); item via The Neuron
Top Takeaways
- AI performance on demanding benchmarks continues to improve.
- AI is increasingly embedded in everyday life.
- Business is all in on AI, fueling record investment and usage, as research continues to show strong productivity impacts.
- The U.S. still leads in producing top AI models—but China is closing the performance gap.
- The responsible AI ecosystem evolves—unevenly.
- Global AI optimism is rising—but deep regional divides remain.
- …and several more
Also see:
- 12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2025 — from by Eliza Strickland; item via The Neuron
Stanford’s AI Index tracks performance, investment, public opinion, and more
The Neuron’s take on this:
So, what should you do? You really need to start trying out these AI tools. They’re getting cheaper and better, and they can genuinely help save time or make work easier—ignoring them is like ignoring smartphones ten years ago.
Just keep two big things in mind:
- Making the next super-smart AI costs a crazy amount of money and uses tons of power (seriously, they’re buying nuclear plants and pushing coal again!).
- Companies are still figuring out how to make AI perfectly safe and fair—cause it still makes mistakes.
So, use the tools, find what helps you, but don’t trust them completely.
We’re building this plane mid-flight, and Stanford’s report card is just another confirmation that we desperately need better safety checks before we hit major turbulence.
Addendum on 4/16: