# AI Research

- [The Stanford AI Index 2026 Is Out. The Skeptics Are Out of Arguments.](https://sdd.sh/2026/04/the-stanford-ai-index-2026-is-out.-the-skeptics-are-out-of-arguments..md): Stanford HAI's 423-page 2026 AI Index dropped April 13. The numbers on agentic coding are not subtle: SWE-bench Verified jumped from 60% to near 100% of human baseline in a single year. Here's what the data actually means for working engineers.