State of AI report says the frontier is down to three labs
Nathan Benaich's 2026 State of AI Report names Anthropic, OpenAI and Google as the frontier, and flags local opposition to data centers as a new variable.
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Time for Open Models to Catch Up Is Halving Each Generation
SemiAnalysis charts three years of open-vs-closed AI gaps and finds the catch-up window keeps halving, with Kimi K2.6 closing on Opus 4.5 in just 4.8 months.
SIA Says Chips Make Up 95% of an AI Server Rack’s Value
A Deloitte-SIA report projects AI data-center chip revenue could reach $1.2 trillion by 2028, reframing AI infrastructure as a full-stack semiconductor race.
Stanford 2026 Report Quantifies Growing Disconnect Between AI Experts and the Public
Stanford HAI's 2026 AI Index reveals a widening gap between expert optimism and public anxiety, with only 10% of Americans feeling more excited than worried about AI in daily life, while 56% of experts foresee positive impacts. The report highlights rising job market pressures, especially for young software developers, and a notable surge in negative sentiment among Gen Z.