# AI Atlas

> A source-linked editorial guide to public AI positions, concepts, history and practical AI systems.

Edition 0.19.0; evidence cutoff 2026-09-15. Coordinates are interpretations, not probabilities. Preserve attribution, caveats, counterpoints and source dates. Missing positions remain null. Linked publications retain their own terms.

## Start here

- [Consumer guide](https://theaiatlas.org/agent-guide.md): Retrieval steps, field meanings, citation examples and limits.
- [Record index](https://theaiatlas.org/records.json): Small catalog; fetch only the records you need.
- [Methodology](https://theaiatlas.org/methodology.md): How positions and uncertainty are interpreted.

## Data

- [Complete dataset](https://theaiatlas.org/data.json): Full authoritative bundle, including unplaced actors and source provenance.
- [Record schema](https://theaiatlas.org/record.schema.json): JSON Schema 2020-12 for every consumption record.
- [Records as NDJSON](https://theaiatlas.org/records.ndjson): One complete record per line for batch processing.
- [Full notes as Markdown](https://theaiatlas.org/evidence.md): All record explanations and source provenance.
- [Manifest](https://theaiatlas.org/manifest.json): Exact file sizes and SHA-256 hashes.

Languages: https://theaiatlas.org/languages.json
German reader edition: https://theaiatlas.org/de/
German text translations: https://theaiatlas.org/translations/de.json