Explore the data / Sources / Stanford AI Index What is Stanford AI Index? Stanford gathers published measures about AI research, adoption, education, work, policy, and public opinion. EduInsights uses selected chart data from the report.
Full name Stanford AI Index Annual Report
Published by Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); economy chapter data via Lightcast partnership
Edition in EduInsights 2026
Current availability Used in the current EduInsights data release. Why it matters
Why we use Stanford AI Index This report helps us place our findings beside broader information about AI use in education and work.
Who says they use AI Some charts track reported AI use by companies, countries, students, or other surveyed groups.
Where AI appears in work and education Other charts count AI mentions in job postings, skills, student use, and education.
What governments and the public are saying The report also gathers laws, policy activity, and opinion surveys from many organizations.
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What to keep in mind
The charts do not all come from the same study Stanford gathers work from many organizations. Check the citation before putting two figures side by side.
Ask, 'a percentage of what?' A share of companies is not a share of job postings or students. Keep the group attached.
The big picture stays big A national or global chart cannot tell you what is happening inside one college, program, or town. On its own
Questions this source can answer by itself These questions need no facts from another source.
How has reported AI adoption changed? What share of job postings mention AI skills? How do public views of AI differ across groups? With other sources
Questions this source helps answer We use another source only when it describes the same college, field, career, place, or time.
How do broad AI changes compare with observed workplace use? Does national context help explain a narrower career pattern? Where it stops
What this source cannot tell you National and global figures do not describe one college or program. Each chart may use a different study, population, and method. Broad context cannot replace a direct job or college measure. Use this source in a real question. Ask about a college, field, career, place, or change over time.
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