AI Risk Index — month by month
3 months on recordEvery month this index has been published, each with the story behind its number: the biggest moves, the headlines that drove them, and what eased the pressure. Closed months are locked; the current month refreshes nightly. Long-run average so far: 30.1.
Every month on record
tap a month for its storySeptember 2026 →
Calm · range 33–41 · 14 days
The AI Risk Index averaged 36.0 in September 2026, reaching a high of 41 on September 17 and a low of 33 on September 21…
October 2026 →
Calm · range 25–33 · 31 days ▼ 8.0
In October 2026 the AI Risk Index averaged 28.0 (). It peaked at 33 on 2026-10-01 and touched a low of 25 on 2026-10-22.…
November 2026 →
Calm · range 25–27 · 5 days ▼ 1.8
The AI Risk Index stayed relatively stable in November 2026, averaging 26.2. Early in the month, tension pushed upward t…
How to read this timeline
What a month card shows. The big number is the monthly average of the AI Risk Index — every day of the month added up and divided, nothing smoothed. Under it: the zone that average falls in, the lowest and highest daily score, and how the month compared with the one before.
Where this record stands. The AI Risk has been running since September 2026. Its strongest month so far was September 2026 at 36.0; its calmest was November 2026 at 26.2 — a spread of 9.8 points. Compared with its first month it is now lower by 9.8.
Why the month pages matter. An average hides the story. Each month page lists the biggest daily moves and the headlines that caused them, plus what eased the pressure. That is how you tell a one-day shock from a real shift.
Locked and open. Closed months are locked the day they end and never rewritten. The current month refreshes every night until it closes, so its card can still move.
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