External Reports & Free Books
In this section, we list external reports (not written by us) that are related to AI and may be helpful to readers. These reports tend to look at a broader scope, with some covering international activities, business and market insights, indexes, statistics, charts, adoption and revenue numbers.
The SAFE AI Foundation is not a consultancy house, nor are we a computer science research entity. Rather, we operate specifically as a foundation to interface with the public, industries, major AI stakeholders, government, etc., to address key AI issues and help shape and steer AI in the right direction, and to achieve AI-driven innovation, prosperity and safety for all.
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Council of Europe AI & Human Rights Report
In this 101 pages report, Council of Europe touches on the important aspects on how AI and Human Rights can co-exists.
See: <here>
Dated: August 2026
UNESCO AI & Rule of Law Report
In this 200+ pages report, UNESCO touches important aspects on how AI has impacted the Rule of Law.
See: <here>
Dated: August 2026
Book on Governing Intelligence
In this 488-pages book, Noah Kenney authored "Governing Intelligence" which covers law, privacy, security and compliance in the Age of AI.
This book is available free for all.
See: <here>
Dated: April 2026
Book on Journalism in the Age of AI
In this free book, author Seth C. Lewis narrated the role AI plays in the area of Journalism. The book covers everything from the hands-on realities in newsrooms and the shifting architecture of media power to AI’s implications for democratic life, journalism education, and the profession’s future. This book is available free for all.
Get your free copy of the book: journalismandai.com
Dated: August 2026
Stanford Annual AI Index Report
In this 425-pages report by Stanford, Accenture, McKinsey, Linkedin, GitHub, etc., the AI Index is used to track and interpret trends in AI. They offered 12 key takeaway points. The overall coverage is broad.
See:
https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/ai_index_report_2026.pdf
Dated: 2026
UK AISI Frontier AI Trends Report
UK's AISI cited that Al capabilities are improving rapidly across all tested domains. Performance in some areas is doubling every eight months, and expert baselines are being surpassed rapidly. While Model safeguards are improving, vulnerabilities still remain.
See: <here>
Dated: Dec 2025
Wharton AI Adoption Report
In a sharp contrast to the MIT Report, the Wharton School 90-pages Report highlighted that the AI Adoption is in full swing and some companies have reported good ROI and ARR.
Dated: Nov 2025
MIT State of AI in Business Report
In this 26-pages report by MIT NANDA, it revealed that 95% of GenAI business generate zero return. Just 5% of integrated AI pilots are extracting millions in value, while the rest remain stuck with no measurable P&L impact. This is a startling find.
See: https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdf
Dated: Aug 2025
International AI Safety Report
Yoshua Bengio led an international group to investigate deeply on AI Risks and AI Safety. This is a comprehensive 298-pages report. It revealed some risks management solutions but did not address AI Governance.
See: https://internationalaisafetyreport.org/
Dated: Jan 2025
