https://aiburnclock.org/pressDaily releases of the index of the cost of retrieval by reading in AI systems.en-usWed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09/Wed, 09 Sep 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/2026-09-09-va/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-va/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Virginia ranks 1 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 30.0 % of the U.S. total, $14.53 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-md/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-md/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Maryland ranks 2 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 16.8 % of the U.S. total, $11.43 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-dc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-dc/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000District of Columbia ranks 3 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 10.1 % of the U.S. total, $61.38 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ca/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ca/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000California ranks 4 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 7.9 % of the U.S. total, $0.85 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-oh/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-oh/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Ohio ranks 5 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 5.2 % of the U.S. total, $1.86 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-tx/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-tx/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Texas ranks 6 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 3.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.50 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-al/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-al/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Alabama ranks 7 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 3.4 % of the U.S. total, $2.81 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ma/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ma/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Massachusetts ranks 8 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 3.3 % of the U.S. total, $1.98 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ny/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ny/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000New York ranks 9 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 2.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.58 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nv/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nv/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Nevada ranks 10 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 2.3 % of the U.S. total, $2.95 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nc/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000North Carolina ranks 11 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 2.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.81 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-co/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-co/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Colorado ranks 12 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.8 % of the U.S. total, $1.30 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ga/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ga/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Georgia ranks 13 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.64 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nj/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nj/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Jersey ranks 14 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.6 % of the U.S. total, $0.72 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wv/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wv/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000West Virginia ranks 15 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.3 % of the U.S. total, $3.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ak/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ak/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Alaska ranks 16 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 1.2 % of the U.S. total, $7.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-pa/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-pa/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Pennsylvania ranks 17 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.9 % of the U.S. total, $0.31 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-mi/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-mi/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Michigan ranks 18 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.30 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-fl/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-fl/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida ranks 19 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.7 % of the U.S. total, $0.12 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ia/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ia/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Iowa ranks 20 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.71 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ut/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ut/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Utah ranks 21 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.60 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-sc/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-sc/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000South Carolina ranks 22 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.5 % of the U.S. total, $0.37 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nh/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nh/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Hampshire ranks 23 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.4 % of the U.S. total, $1.22 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nm/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nm/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000New Mexico ranks 24 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.3 % of the U.S. total, $0.53 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-or/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-or/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Oregon ranks 25 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.15 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ok/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ok/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Oklahoma ranks 26 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.1 % of the U.S. total, $0.12 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ms/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ms/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Mississippi 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/2026-09-09-az/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-az/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Arizona ranks 28 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.03 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-sd/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-sd/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000South Dakota ranks 29 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.20 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-vt/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-vt/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Vermont ranks 30 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.22 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ky/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ky/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Kentucky ranks 31 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.01 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-tn/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-tn/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Tennessee ranks 32 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.00 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wa/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wa/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Washington ranks 33 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.00 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nd/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-nd/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000North Dakota ranks 34 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.02 per resident.https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wy/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-wy/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Wyoming 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/2026-09-09-ct/https://aiburnclock.org/press/2026-09-09-ct/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Connecticut ranks 36 of 51 states by federal AI-labelled contract obligations, 0.0 % of the U.S. total, $0.00 per resident.