AI Sentiment Index

Name: AI Sentiment Index — daily media sentiment toward AI
Creator: Brad Shroyer
License: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html

How positive or negative are major news outlets when they write about AI? A daily score from −1.0 to +1.0 across 13 sources.

Data through Oct 22, 2026

Source

+0.01Latest daily mean · Oct 22

Sentiment down 0.02 week-over-week, led by The Verge

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Recent Headlines

Headline	Source	Date	Score
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI BoomWired · Oct 22	Wired	Oct 22	+0.600
Meta’s AI could still scrape news sites, legal experts sayThe Verge · Oct 22	The Verge	Oct 22	-0.500
Fall 2026 earnings watchThe Verge · Oct 22	The Verge	Oct 22	-0.200
Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jumpThe Guardian · Oct 22	The Guardian	Oct 22	-0.600
Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robotsTechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.400
Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases 'medical superintelligence'TechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.600
OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats upTechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.400
1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your passwordTechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.500
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitionsTechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.600
OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPOTechCrunch · Oct 22	TechCrunch	Oct 22	+0.600
The Foundations of Scalable AIMIT Tech Review · Oct 22	MIT Tech Review	Oct 22	+0.300
Designing an AI serving harness built to lastMIT Tech Review · Oct 22	MIT Tech Review	Oct 22	+0.300
Meta stock sinks nearly 7% as AI spend pushes free cash flow negativeCNBC Tech · Oct 22	CNBC Tech	Oct 22	-0.600
OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investorsCNBC Tech · Oct 22	CNBC Tech	Oct 22	+0.600
Blackstone's Schwarzman Discovered the AI Revolution by AccidentBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	+0.400
Anthropic IPO to Drive Blockbuster Gains for Iconiq, Spark, GICBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	+0.600
AI Trade Doubts May Ease With Usage Growth, Gene Munster SaysBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.200
Anthropic, OpenAI, Musk Pledge Donations Amid AI BacklashBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.200
Retail Traders Loaded Up on AI Spending Winners Before SelloffBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.600
Meta Slides 7% as AI Spending Fuels Credit Fears \| Closing BellBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.500
Investors Aren't Wild About Big Tech's AI ForecastsBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.400
Western Digital Falls as AI Worries Overshadow Solid OutlookBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.500
JPMorgan's Mulvihill on AI Concentration ConcernsBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.200
Tiffany McGhee Says AI Trade Needs Revenue Results as Expectations RiseBloomberg · Oct 22	Bloomberg	Oct 22	-0.200
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited is now Kindle+, and the 2 big changes include AI audiobooksZDNet AI · Oct 22	ZDNet AI	Oct 22	+0.100

AI Sentiment Index

How positive or negative are major news outlets when they write about AI? A daily score from −1.0 to +1.0 across 13 sources.