Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2026
by bryanrasmussen on 4/18/2026, 5:12:44 PM
https://spectrum.ieee.org/state-of-ai-index-2026
Comments
by: xnx
The "China leads in robotics" seems to be unaffected by AI. The China line is basically on the same trajectory since 2012. The chart does no belong in the article.
4/18/2026, 7:43:41 PM
by: HelloMcFly
Besides the lead in robotics for China, those Grok emissions charts are the thing that most leap off the page.
4/18/2026, 7:36:03 PM
by: amelius
Also nobody will ever have a moat, so the graph of investor stupidity is going through the roof.
4/18/2026, 6:28:43 PM
by: cloud-oak
> Training AI models can generate enormous carbon emissions<p>Sure, but what I'd really like to see is a graph for how much carbon is generated serving these models globally.
4/18/2026, 7:01:57 PM
by: hydrocomplete
I still don't understand the State of AI in 2026.
4/18/2026, 6:45:32 PM
by: bix6
China’s robotics lead holy cow.
4/18/2026, 6:49:17 PM
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4/18/2026, 7:08:46 PM