Stanford AI Index Report 2024

Top Takeaways:

• AI beats humans on some tasks, but not on all.

• Industry continues to dominate frontier AI research.

• Frontier models get way more expensive.

• The United States leads China, the EU, and the U.K. as the leading source of top AI models.

• Robust and standardized evaluations for LLM responsibility are seriously lacking.

• Generative AI investment skyrockets.

• The data is in: AI makes workers more productive and leads to higher quality work.

• Scientific progress accelerates even further, thanks to AI.

• The number of AI regulations in the United States sharply increases.

• People across the globe are more cognizant of AI's potential impact - and more nervous.