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# Stanford AI Index

A research report cited for tracking **business adoption of AI**, noting an increase from **55% in 2023 to 78% in 2024** — while stressing that this adoption remains **tentative** due to privacy, reliability, compliance, and financial risk. It is the primary evidence base for [[claim-enterprise-lag|the enterprise-lag claim]].

> **Enrichment note:** Canonical reference is the "AI Index" project hosted by Stanford University (HAI). An annual, data-rich report measuring AI progress, adoption, investment, and policy worldwide. Treat exact adoption percentages as survey-based estimates that vary by edition. (Mapped to `entityType: other` because the schema's entity enum has no "publication" value; `entitySubtype` preserves the original classification.)