Epoch AI

A data-first research nonprofit investigating the trajectory of AI and forecasting its economic and societal impact.

About Us

Year Founded:

2022

Geography:

North America

Address:

Remote-first organization (no single public office); United States

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Mission

To improve society's understanding of the drivers, progress, and impact of artificial intelligence. Epoch AI builds a shared, evidence-grounded scientific foundation for thinking about AI, neutral to any specific agenda, by tracking trends in machine learning and compute and forecasting transformative AI.

Impact

AI areas they serve

Areas of Focus

Trends in machine learning and compute

AI capability tracking and benchmarking

Forecasting transformative AI

Economic and societal impact of AI

AI models database

Compute and data trend analysis

AI Impact Areas

Upcoming Goals

Track and forecast AI capabilities and compute trends

Maintain a rigorous, neutral evidence base on AI progress

Inform policymakers with data-driven AI analysis

Forecast the economic and societal impact of transformative AI

Milestones

2024: Released FrontierMath, a benchmark of advanced mathematics problems for evaluating AI reasoning

2022: Published influential analysis of compute trends across three eras of machine learning; founded by Jaime Sevilla and team

News

Recent Updates

Flagship: the FrontierMath benchmark and the Epoch Capabilities Index. Co-founder Tamay Besiroglu departed in 2025. Disclosure: FrontierMath was funded by OpenAI.

Hyperscaler capex is on trend to outpace their cash inflows by the end of 2026

AI Models: Our comprehensive database of over 3500 models tracks key factors driving machine learning progress.

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