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Stanford reports accelerating AI capability and repeated lead changes between U.S. and Chinese models, documenting active competitive pressure. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: The 2026 AI Index Report · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:1ff6e3df5683449d40bb51f3e3afbb4aae32b2fcbee11d433203715ccdc1d1a4

AI capability is not plateauing. It is accelerating and reaching more people than ever. ... The U.S.-China AI model performance gap has effectively closed. U.S. and Chinese models have traded the lead multiple times since early 2025.