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Global AI Index 2026
The 2nd edition assesses 190 governments against 47 indicators across four equally weighted pillars. This edition revises the methodology to weight enforcement evidence above the existence of a legal instrument, and to record absent evidence as absent rather than estimating it.
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Methodology
12 February 2026
Indicators, sources and weights: the 2026 handbook
Framework 28 January 2026Assessing oversight capacity rather than oversight law
Briefing 15 January 2026Methodology revisions for the 2026 edition
Data 09 January 2026Indicator dataset: 8,930 rows across 47 indicators
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