https://aiburnclock.org/pressDaily releases of the index of the cost of retrieval by reading in AI systems.en-usSat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000For an agency of 2,000 developers, avoidable reading is $1.45M a year at the index's reference parameters; official series reproduced for scale.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-va/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-va/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Virginia ranks 1 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 29.8 % of the U.S. total, $21.82 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-md/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-md/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Maryland ranks 2 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 21.1 % of the U.S. total, $21.76 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-dc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-dc/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000District of Columbia ranks 3 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 12.9 % of the U.S. total, $118.70 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ca/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ca/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000California ranks 4 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 5.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.91 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-tx/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-tx/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Texas ranks 5 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 4.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.96 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-oh/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-oh/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Ohio ranks 6 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 3.8 % of the U.S. total, $2.06 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ma/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ma/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Massachusetts ranks 7 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 3.1 % of the U.S. total, $2.79 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ny/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ny/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000New York ranks 8 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 2.4 % of the U.S. total, $0.76 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-al/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-al/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Alabama ranks 9 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 2.3 % of the U.S. total, $2.83 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-co/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-co/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Colorado ranks 10 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.7 % of the U.S. total, $1.87 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nv/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nv/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Nevada ranks 11 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.7 % of the U.S. total, $3.27 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nc/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000North Carolina ranks 12 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.4 % of the U.S. total, $0.83 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-sd/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-sd/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000South Dakota ranks 13 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.2 % of the U.S. total, $8.52 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ga/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ga/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Georgia ranks 14 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.2 % of the U.S. total, $0.68 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-pa/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-pa/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Pennsylvania ranks 15 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.54 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nj/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nj/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Jersey ranks 16 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.72 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wv/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wv/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000West Virginia ranks 17 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.9 % of the U.S. total, $3.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ak/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ak/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Alaska ranks 18 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.8 % of the U.S. total, $7.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-mi/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-mi/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Michigan ranks 19 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.30 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-fl/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-fl/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida ranks 20 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.13 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ok/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ok/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Oklahoma ranks 21 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.4 % of the U.S. total, $0.61 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ia/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ia/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Iowa ranks 22 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.4 % of the U.S. total, $0.71 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ut/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ut/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Utah ranks 23 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.3 % of the U.S. total, $0.60 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-sc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-sc/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000South Carolina ranks 24 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.3 % of the U.S. total, $0.38 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nh/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nh/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Hampshire ranks 25 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.3 % of the U.S. total, $1.22 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nm/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nm/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Mexico ranks 26 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.2 % of the U.S. total, $0.61 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-in/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-in/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Indiana ranks 27 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.12 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-or/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-or/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Oregon ranks 28 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.19 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ms/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ms/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Mississippi ranks 29 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.16 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-az/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-az/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Arizona ranks 30 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.03 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-me/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-me/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Maine ranks 31 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-la/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-la/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Louisiana ranks 32 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.03 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-vt/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-vt/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Vermont ranks 33 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.22 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-tn/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-tn/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Tennessee ranks 34 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.01 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ct/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ct/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Connecticut ranks 35 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.02 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-id/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-id/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Idaho ranks 36 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.04 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ne/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ne/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Nebraska ranks 37 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.04 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-mo/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-mo/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Missouri ranks 38 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.01 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ky/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-ky/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Kentucky ranks 39 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.01 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wa/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wa/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Washington ranks 40 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.00 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nd/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-nd/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000North Dakota ranks 41 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.02 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wy/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-11-07-wy/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Wyoming ranks 42 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.02 per resident.