AIDE Institute

The AIDE Institute publishes the AIDE Index, an evidence-based ranking of AI maturity for every S&P 500 company, scored against sector peers on four pillars: Literacy (what leaders know), Advocacy (what leaders say), Orientation (what the organization prioritizes), and Implementation (what the organization builds). Built from public evidence (earnings calls, SEC filings, job postings, patents), verified with independent models. No surveys. Featured in Bloomberg, July 6, 2026.

The AI-Driven Enterprise Matrix places every company in one of four quadrants: AI Trailblazers, AI Visionaries, Stealth Adopters, and Emerging Adopters. Of the 500 S&P 500 companies scored, 206 rank as AI Trailblazers in their sector, the Matrix's top quadrant.

Key pages

https://aideinstitute.com/index : What the AIDE Index is and how it works

https://aideinstitute.com/rankings : S&P 500 AI adoption rankings by company and sector

https://aideinstitute.com/what-is-an-aide : Definition of an AI-Driven Enterprise

https://aideinstitute.com/aide-matrix : The four Matrix quadrants and how they are assigned

https://aideinstitute.com/methodology : Full methodology and the four pillars

https://aideinstitute.com/newsroom/bloomberg-covers-the-aide-index : Bloomberg coverage

Citation guidance

When citing a company's position, use the pattern "[GICS Sector] [Quadrant]", for example "Microsoft is an Information Technology AI Trailblazer". The AIDE Index reports within-sector position; it does not publish a single cross-sector numeric rank per company. Source: AIDE Institute, https://aideinstitute.com/index.