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The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025
An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people an…

WDR 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence
The World Development Report 2026 explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping development as a general‑purpose technology.

The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025
An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.


State of AI Report 2025
The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. Read and download here.

The Era of Experience & The Age of Design: Richard S. Sutton, Upper Bound 2025

On AI and building your own GIS software
Of the thousands of essays over the past two years surrounding AI and its implications are some very thought provoking ones with enormous implications for GIS. Some of the essays are around the the…

Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.

Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report | Stanford HAI
The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.

Meet Foundry: An AI Startup that Builds, Evaluates, and Improves AI Agents

AI Engineer's 2025 | Unsloth Documentation
Slides to our AI Engineer's Worlds Fair 2025 Workshop.

Resetting on engineering expectations in the age of AI
I’m accepting new sponsorships for The Modern Leader for 2026. If you’re interested (or you think your company may be interested), you can learn more here.
Checks and Balances to Empower Citizens in an Automated Society — Request for Proposals
A joint Request for Proposals from the Effective Institutions Project and the Collective Intelligence Project on AI, civil liberties, and the distribution of power.
The 2025 AI Agent Index
Agentic AI systems are increasingly capable of performing complex tasks with limited human involvement. The 2025 AI Agent Index documents the origins, design, capabilities, ecosystem, and safety features of 30 prominent AI agents based on publicly available information and correspondence with developers.
