State of AI - 2025
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Stanford AI Index Report 2025
The AI Index Report 2025, released by Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute, presents the most comprehensive analysis yet of global developments in artificial intelligence.
The AI Index Report 2025, released by Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute, presents the most comprehensive analysis yet of global developments in artificial intelligence. With data spanning research, investment, policy, hardware, and public opinion, this report is a goldmine for policymakers, developers, and enthusiasts alike. Here's a detailed summary of the top insights shaping AI's present and future.
📈 Performance: AI Is Improving Faster Than Ever
- Benchmark Gains: Models improved dramatically on complex benchmarks:
- SWE-bench (coding): 4.4% → 71.7% accuracy in just one year.
- GPQA (graduate-level QA): +48.9 percentage points.
- MMMU (multi-modal): +18.8 percentage points.
- Video Generation: 2024 saw high-quality video generation breakthroughs with tools like OpenAI’s Sora and Meta’s Movie Gen.
- Smaller, Smarter Models: Models like Phi-3-mini (3.8B params) match the performance of earlier 500B+ models on benchmarks like MMLU.