Public impact ledger · methodology 0.2
141.5
Net Good. Benefit minus harm, derived only from scored events.
Total benefit
+167.47
Total harm
−25.92
Verified events
49
Benefit, 30 days
+6.01
Harm, 30 days
−2.81
Public events
457
Cumulative index
Benefit versus harm
- Benefit
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Models
Leaderboard
| Rank | Model | Organization | Benefit | Harm | Net | Events | Last impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | +20.60 | 0.00 | 20.60 | 12 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| 2 | OpenAI Internal Research System — 2026-09 GPT-6 · internal / unreleased | OpenAI | +18.56 | 0.00 | 18.56 | 3 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| 3 | ChatGPT | OpenAI | +18.93 | −1.68 | 17.26 | 7 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 4 | AlphaFold 3 | Google DeepMind | +10.77 | 0.00 | 10.77 | 1 | 8 May 2024 |
| 5 | RFdiffusion | University of Washington Institute for Protein Design | +8.45 | 0.00 | 8.45 | 1 | 11 Jul 2023 |
| 6 | OpenAI Internal Research System — 2026-05 GPT-6 · internal / unreleased | OpenAI | +6.12 | 0.00 | 6.12 | 1 | 20 May 2026 |
| 7 | Anthropic Internal Research Model — 2026-08 Claude · internal / unreleased | Anthropic | +5.06 | 0.00 | 5.06 | 1 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 8 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | Google DeepMind | +4.13 | 0.00 | 4.13 | 1 | 21 May 2026 |
Recent ledger entries
Significant events
Benefit11 Nov 2026
Salty grains in Saturn’s outermost ring formed from the slow freeze of plumes from the moon Enceladus
Salty grains in Saturn’s outermost ring formed from the slow freeze of plumes from the moon Enceladus
OtherprovisionalTier 1 Useful+0.00
Benefit10 Nov 2026
The public trusts scientists with AI — more than it does anyone else
The public trusts scientists with AI — more than it does anyone else
OtherprovisionalTier 1 Useful+0.00
Benefit10 Nov 2026
Gemini 4 Carbon is now available
Gemini 4 Carbon is now available
OtherprovisionalTier 1 Useful+0.00
Benefit9 Nov 2026
AI has transformed maths — this is how we got here
AI has transformed maths — this is how we got here
OtherprovisionalTier 1 Useful+0.00
Benefit9 Nov 2026
What postdoc ads ask for and what they leave unsaid
What postdoc ads ask for and what they leave unsaid
OtherprovisionalTier 1 Useful+0.00
Harm6 Nov 2026
Wife used ChatGPT for murder plot against husband: lawsuit - KRON4
Wife used ChatGPT for murder plot against husband: lawsuit KRON4
OtherprovisionalTier 2 Significant Harm−0.05