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Epoch AI’s data insights break down complex AI trends into focused, digestible snapshots. Explore topics like training compute, hardware advancements, and AI training costs in a clear and accessible format.

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Largest AI Data Center Power: Doubling every 10 months
Data Insight
Sep. 4, 2026
Largest AI Data Center Power: Doubling every 10 months

Since mid-2024, the record for the largest AI data center by IT power capacity has doubled every ten months. Epoch AI's analysis of frontier data center power trends through 2028.

By Axel Campos and Ben Cottier

The ECI frontier has advanced by 14 points per year since the introduction of reasoning models
Data Insight
Sep. 1, 2026
The ECI frontier has advanced by 14 points per year since the introduction of reasoning models

By Alexander Barry

Most AI use at work happens on free plans, except in science and tech
Data Insight
Aug. 14, 2026
Most AI use at work happens on free plans, except in science and tech

Epoch AI/Ipsos survey: 67% of AI-using workers in computer, engineering, and science jobs use employer-provided AI.

By Amreeta Das and Caroline Falkman Olsson

The performance per dollar of AI chips purchased each quarter has grown by an average of 49% per year
Data Insight
Aug. 13, 2026
The performance per dollar of AI chips purchased each quarter has grown by an average of 49% per year

Since 2023, the average dollar spent on AI chips each quarter has yielded about 49% more performance each year in constant 2025 dollars, doubling every 1.7 years as spending shifts to each new chip generation.

By Venkat Somala

Disclosed CVEs: July Reached 5× the Pre-Mythos Record
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Jul. 31, 2026
Disclosed CVEs: July Reached 5× the Pre-Mythos Record

Notable organizations disclosed ~2,500 high- and critical-severity CVEs in July 2026, about 5× the pre-Mythos monthly record. Epoch AI's updated breakdown of vulnerability disclosures following Anthropic's Project Glasswing.

By Luke Emberson

AI detectors rarely flag human writing, but sometimes miss AI text imitating real authors
Data Insight
Jul. 15, 2026
AI detectors rarely flag human writing, but sometimes miss AI text imitating real authors

We tested Pangram, GPTZero, and Originality.ai on human and AI text. All three caught nearly every passage written from a simple prompt, but missed roughly one in five passages imitating a specific author's style.

By Jaeho Lee

Contributions to OpenAI's Codex codebase show signs of AI uplift
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Jul. 7, 2026
Contributions to OpenAI's Codex codebase show signs of AI uplift

The share of working days on which OpenAI's Codex collaborators merged very-high-effort code rose from about 2% in Q2 2025 to about 8% in Q2 2026.

By Jaeho Lee and Thomas Kwa

Disclosed CVEs: 3.5× Spike After Claude Mythos
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Jul. 2, 2026
Disclosed CVEs: 3.5× Spike After Claude Mythos

Notable organizations disclosed ~1,300 high- and critical-severity CVEs in June 2026, roughly 3.5× the pre-Mythos monthly record. Epoch AI's breakdown of vulnerability disclosures following Anthropic's Project Glasswing.

By Luke Emberson

GPT-4 led in ECI far longer than any other model
Data Insight
Jul. 2, 2026
GPT-4 led in ECI far longer than any other model

GPT-4 topped Epoch's Capabilities Index (ECI) for roughly a year after its March 2023 release — no model since has led for as long. The second-longest reign, by o1, lasted barely three months.

By Jaeho Lee

Hyperscaler Capex to Exceed Cash Flow by Q3 2026
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Jun. 16, 2026
Hyperscaler Capex to Exceed Cash Flow by Q3 2026

Aggregate cash capex across Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle is on track to overtake operating cash flow in Q3 2026. Epoch AI's breakdown of how hyperscalers are financing the AI buildout.

By Isabel Juniewicz