India ranks 3rd in Stanford AI Vibrancy index

NEW DELHI: As the world moves towards AI-led transformation across industries, govt and the broader society, India has been ranked third in ‘AI Vibrancy’ index in a study conducted by Stanford University. The US and China lead the pack.

The 2025 version of Stanford’s ‘Global AI Vibrancy Tool’ works with data coverage through 2024 across a set of parameters, which measure the preparedness of countries when it comes to AI.

The framework comprises seven pillars of AI vibrancy: Research and development, responsible AI, economy; talent, policy and governance, public opinion, and infrastructure. The tool ranks 36 countries, while expanding indicator-level data coverage to 67 countries for selected indicators in the AI Metrics Over Time category. On India, the Stanford report says that the country has received a score of 21.59 in the 2024 Global Vibrancy Index, and is ahead of South Korea (17.24) and the UK (16.64).

“India made a notable leap from seventh place in 2023 to third, while the UK rose one spot from sixth to fifth. Both countries have recently renewed major initiatives to strengthen their positions in the global AI ecosystem,” it says. India also scored strongly in the Innovation Index assessment, as well as economic competitiveness.

The US continues to lead the 2024 Global Vibrancy Index by a wide margin, with a total weighted score of 78.6, with many of the global AI models coming out from the country. It tops nearly all pillars of the index, except for those measuring talent and public opinion. “The country’s strength is especially concentrated in the research and development, economy, and infrastructure pillars. Many of the leading AI models released in 2024, such as Gemini 2.0 Pro, o1, and Llama 3.1, were developed by US-based companies,” the report says.