How to read this finding
Research-paper usage is not market share. Company emissions cover activities beyond AI, so the reported changes cannot be attributed wholly to AI workloads. Forward projections elsewhere in the deck remain forecasts.
How dominant was NVIDIA in AI research in 2024?
The report’s Compute Index found NVIDIA used 11 times as often as all peer chips combined in the research papers it tracked, down from a 19-fold lead in the previous edition.
Evidence you can use
Compute in the 2024 report
Historical snapshot: October 2024. Dates and populations are specified per row.
| Measure | Reported value | Definition and source |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA research-paper usage | 11x peers combined | Compute Index ratio in the 2024 report; based on hardware use identified in research papers.2024 report, slide 93 (PDF page 94) |
| Google greenhouse gas emissions | 48% above 2019 | Change cited from Google’s 2024 Environmental Report, across the company.2024 report, slide 167 (PDF page 168) |
| Microsoft carbon emissions | 30% above 2020 | Company-wide change cited by the report; not an estimate of AI-only emissions.2024 report, slide 167 (PDF page 168) |
Research-paper usage is not market share. Company emissions cover activities beyond AI, so the reported changes cannot be attributed wholly to AI workloads. Forward projections elsewhere in the deck remain forecasts.
Sources and dates
Historical snapshot published October 10, 2024. This web edition was prepared on October 10, 2026 from the online deck and original launch posts. Findings and forecasts retain their original time frame.
- 2024 report, slide 86 (PDF page 87)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- 2024 report, slide 93 (PDF page 94)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- 2024 report, slide 167 (PDF page 168)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- State of AI Report 2024: online slides
- Nathan Benaich: The State of AI Report 2024Air Street Press, October 10, 2024.
- Welcome to State of AI Report 2024Original website launch post, October 10, 2024.
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Benaich, Nathan. “How dominant was NVIDIA in AI research in 2024?.” State of AI Report 2024. Historical report snapshot; web edition prepared 2026-10-10.