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AI and Digital Policy in China
Oct 29, 201910:00 AM - 3:00 PM
October
29
2019

China’s government and tech industry have great ambitions for artificial intelligence development and leadership, and Chinese society is facing economic, ethical, and regulatory challenges related to AI much like those around the world. At a time when the U.S. and Chinese governments are locked in escalating disputes over technology and trade, understanding Chinese ambitions, realities, and politics surrounding digital technologies is ever more important. Hosted by DigiChina, a project of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance and the New America Cybersecurity Initiative.  Speakers include: Shazeda Ahmed, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley School of Information; Predoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and Center for International Security and CooperationRogier Creemers, Assistant Professor in the Law and Governance of China, University of LeidenAndrew Grotto, William J. Perry International Security Fellow and Director of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Visiting Fellow, Hoover InstitutionSamm Sacks, Cybersecurity Policy and China Digital Economy Fellow, New AmericaKatharin Tai, PhD Student, Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraham Webster, Coordinating Editor, Stanford-New America DigiChina Project; China Digital Economy Fellow, New AmericaWu Shenkuo, Professor of Law, Beijing Normal UniversityJulia Voo, Research Director, China Cyber Policy Initiative, Harvard Belfer CenterYuan Yang, China Technology Correspondent, Financial Times The organizers are grateful for the support of the Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-and-digital-policy-in-china-tickets-76168400737 *Please park in the Galvez Lot (L-96) in one of the spaces with a HAI Only reserved sign. 

AI and Digital Policy in China

Oct 29, 201910:00 AM - 3:00 PM

China’s government and tech industry have great ambitions for artificial intelligence development and leadership, and Chinese society is facing economic, ethical, and regulatory challenges related to AI much like those around the world. At a time when the U.S. and Chinese governments are locked in escalating disputes over technology and trade, understanding Chinese ambitions, realities, and politics surrounding digital technologies is ever more important. Hosted by DigiChina, a project of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance and the New America Cybersecurity Initiative.  Speakers include: Shazeda Ahmed, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley School of Information; Predoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and Center for International Security and CooperationRogier Creemers, Assistant Professor in the Law and Governance of China, University of LeidenAndrew Grotto, William J. Perry International Security Fellow and Director of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Visiting Fellow, Hoover InstitutionSamm Sacks, Cybersecurity Policy and China Digital Economy Fellow, New AmericaKatharin Tai, PhD Student, Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraham Webster, Coordinating Editor, Stanford-New America DigiChina Project; China Digital Economy Fellow, New AmericaWu Shenkuo, Professor of Law, Beijing Normal UniversityJulia Voo, Research Director, China Cyber Policy Initiative, Harvard Belfer CenterYuan Yang, China Technology Correspondent, Financial Times The organizers are grateful for the support of the Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-and-digital-policy-in-china-tickets-76168400737 *Please park in the Galvez Lot (L-96) in one of the spaces with a HAI Only reserved sign. 

Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
Government, Public Administration
Regulation, Policy, Governance
2019 Fall Conference: AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance
ConferenceOct 28, 2019
October
28
2019

HAI's October 28-29 conference on AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance at Stanford University will convene experts and leaders from academia, industry, civil society, and government to explore critical and emerging issues related to understanding and guiding AI's human and societal impact. Through plenary discussions, breakout sessions, and workshops we will explore the latest research, delve into case studies, illuminate best practices, and build a global community of research, policy, and practice committed to ensuring that AI benefits humanity. 

2019 Fall Conference: AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance

Oct 28, 2019

HAI's October 28-29 conference on AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance at Stanford University will convene experts and leaders from academia, industry, civil society, and government to explore critical and emerging issues related to understanding and guiding AI's human and societal impact. Through plenary discussions, breakout sessions, and workshops we will explore the latest research, delve into case studies, illuminate best practices, and build a global community of research, policy, and practice committed to ensuring that AI benefits humanity. 

Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Embedding the Human in AI Research
WorkshopOct 18, 201912:00 AM - 3:00 PM
October
18
2019

Faculty Leaders: Jeff Hancock, Angèle Christin, Gaby Harari, and Londa Schiebinger

 How can we integrate the human into work on artificial intelligence? How can we best define “human-centered”? Can HAI develop a mechanism that facilitates collaboration across disciplines to promote human-centered AI? These were some of the central questions that brought together 15 Stanford faculty members and researchers from the social sciences, humanities, and computer science for the “Embedding the Human in AI Research” workshop. As ethical AI guidelines are springing up, central questions of human-centeredness and effective collaboration remain open. Between 2011 and 2018, 84 ethical statements appeared globally, with 88% released after 2016 (Jobin, Ienca, & Vayena, Artificial Intelligence: the global landscape of ethics guidelines. Nature Machine Intelligence, 2019). Jobin et al., found that top topics of interest included: transparency, justice & fairness, non-maleficence, responsibility, and privacy. Not well represented was sustainability, defined as deploying AI to help protect the environment, improve the planet’s ecosystem, and promote peace. How do we put such ethical aspirations into action in HAI research? Can we develop a mechanism mechanism for HAI by which social scientists/humanists and technical people collaborate from the VERY BEGINNING when setting research priorities and formulating research questions?  Overall: There was excellent discussion. A number of participants were new faculty at Stanford. They express concerns about time spent on interdisciplinary work, but were intrigued and pleased to be invited. Participants raised questions about how cultural and structural approaches can better be integrated into AI research. While there is growing attention to ethics within technology, ethics is very individualized, despite the fact that inequalities and biases can be systematic.

Embedding the Human in AI Research

Oct 18, 201912:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Faculty Leaders: Jeff Hancock, Angèle Christin, Gaby Harari, and Londa Schiebinger

 How can we integrate the human into work on artificial intelligence? How can we best define “human-centered”? Can HAI develop a mechanism that facilitates collaboration across disciplines to promote human-centered AI? These were some of the central questions that brought together 15 Stanford faculty members and researchers from the social sciences, humanities, and computer science for the “Embedding the Human in AI Research” workshop. As ethical AI guidelines are springing up, central questions of human-centeredness and effective collaboration remain open. Between 2011 and 2018, 84 ethical statements appeared globally, with 88% released after 2016 (Jobin, Ienca, & Vayena, Artificial Intelligence: the global landscape of ethics guidelines. Nature Machine Intelligence, 2019). Jobin et al., found that top topics of interest included: transparency, justice & fairness, non-maleficence, responsibility, and privacy. Not well represented was sustainability, defined as deploying AI to help protect the environment, improve the planet’s ecosystem, and promote peace. How do we put such ethical aspirations into action in HAI research? Can we develop a mechanism mechanism for HAI by which social scientists/humanists and technical people collaborate from the VERY BEGINNING when setting research priorities and formulating research questions?  Overall: There was excellent discussion. A number of participants were new faculty at Stanford. They express concerns about time spent on interdisciplinary work, but were intrigued and pleased to be invited. Participants raised questions about how cultural and structural approaches can better be integrated into AI research. While there is growing attention to ethics within technology, ethics is very individualized, despite the fact that inequalities and biases can be systematic.
Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: AI and Refugee Integration
Oct 08, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM
October
08
2019

Jens Hainmueller is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University and holds a courtesy appointment in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also the Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Immigration Policy Lab that is focused on the design and evaluation of immigration and integration policies and programs.

HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: AI and Refugee Integration

Oct 08, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Jens Hainmueller is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University and holds a courtesy appointment in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also the Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Immigration Policy Lab that is focused on the design and evaluation of immigration and integration policies and programs.

Government, Public Administration
Associates Meeting with Erik Brynjolfsson: The AI Awakening and the Coming Productivity Boom
Oct 01, 20194:30 PM - 5:30 PM
October
01
2019

Associates Meeting with Erik Brynjolfsson: The AI Awakening and the Coming Productivity Boom

Oct 01, 20194:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Economy, Markets
Frontier of AI-Assisted Care (FAC) Scientific Symposium
Sep 18, 2019
September
18
2019

Abstract Submission & Review

The review process will be coordinated by the editorial team of Nature Medicine. Reviewers will rate abstracts based on scientific merit and potential for impact on healthcare value at scale within 10 years, especially for medically fragile and costly population segments. Examples of fragile and costly patients are those receiving inpatient care, frail seniors seeking to maintain independence at home, or children with chronic illnesses or social health risks. Submitted abstracts should describe the topical background, methods, results and implications for improving the value of care, and indicate the category in which these should be considered among the six described above. Abstracts can be considered for oral presentations in a maximum of 2 categories. All authors whose abstracts exceed a threshold score to be determined after review may opt to have their abstract published, via an online appendix, to a report on conference proceedings. This will not be indexed in PubMed but will be available online. Publication of conference proceedings papers in this format do not generally preclude consideration of the full manuscript in other scientific journals, provided the submission provides a substantive extension of results, methodology, application, analysis, conclusions and/or implications over the conference proceedings paper. If figures or any other part of the paper is reproduced from the conference proceedings article, authors must be responsible for securing any necessary rights. The Nature Research policy can be found here: https://www.nature.com/authors/policies/preprints.html The 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category will have the opportunity to participate in the session topic Q&A as well as present a poster during the conference. Submission Details Deadline: April 30, 2019 The maximum abstract length is two pages (excluding references). Figures and images may be included in the abstract. All submissions should be in 11-point Times New Roman font with 1” margins on all sides. Because reviewers will be blinded to the author’s identities, do not include the names of authors, institutions, or any other identifying information in the initial submission. Research that has been previously published elsewhere or is currently in submission may be submitted. Please direct questions about abstract submission to Javier.Carmona@us.nature.com and about the conference to pac-conference@stanford.edu. To submit an abstract please email to javier.carmona@us.nature.com with the subject line “FAC Abstract Submission.” 

Registration Information

 Early (by 5/1)Regular (by 9/18)
Industry$700$950
Academics$350$500
Students$75$85
The registration fee includes:- Admission to all conference sessions  - Lunch and coffee breaks on Sep 18 - 19 NOTE: Your registration is not valid until you have successfully paid and received a printable confirmation page and an email confirmation. Cancellations must be sent in writing to meetingplanning@stanford.edu. If a cancellation is received before August 18, 2019, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refunds will be extended after August 19, 2019 or for "no-show" attendees.

 

Frontier of AI-Assisted Care (FAC) Scientific Symposium

Sep 18, 2019

Abstract Submission & Review

The review process will be coordinated by the editorial team of Nature Medicine. Reviewers will rate abstracts based on scientific merit and potential for impact on healthcare value at scale within 10 years, especially for medically fragile and costly population segments. Examples of fragile and costly patients are those receiving inpatient care, frail seniors seeking to maintain independence at home, or children with chronic illnesses or social health risks. Submitted abstracts should describe the topical background, methods, results and implications for improving the value of care, and indicate the category in which these should be considered among the six described above. Abstracts can be considered for oral presentations in a maximum of 2 categories. All authors whose abstracts exceed a threshold score to be determined after review may opt to have their abstract published, via an online appendix, to a report on conference proceedings. This will not be indexed in PubMed but will be available online. Publication of conference proceedings papers in this format do not generally preclude consideration of the full manuscript in other scientific journals, provided the submission provides a substantive extension of results, methodology, application, analysis, conclusions and/or implications over the conference proceedings paper. If figures or any other part of the paper is reproduced from the conference proceedings article, authors must be responsible for securing any necessary rights. The Nature Research policy can be found here: https://www.nature.com/authors/policies/preprints.html The 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category will have the opportunity to participate in the session topic Q&A as well as present a poster during the conference. Submission Details Deadline: April 30, 2019 The maximum abstract length is two pages (excluding references). Figures and images may be included in the abstract. All submissions should be in 11-point Times New Roman font with 1” margins on all sides. Because reviewers will be blinded to the author’s identities, do not include the names of authors, institutions, or any other identifying information in the initial submission. Research that has been previously published elsewhere or is currently in submission may be submitted. Please direct questions about abstract submission to Javier.Carmona@us.nature.com and about the conference to pac-conference@stanford.edu. To submit an abstract please email to javier.carmona@us.nature.com with the subject line “FAC Abstract Submission.” 

Registration Information

 Early (by 5/1)Regular (by 9/18)
Industry$700$950
Academics$350$500
Students$75$85
The registration fee includes:- Admission to all conference sessions  - Lunch and coffee breaks on Sep 18 - 19 NOTE: Your registration is not valid until you have successfully paid and received a printable confirmation page and an email confirmation. Cancellations must be sent in writing to meetingplanning@stanford.edu. If a cancellation is received before August 18, 2019, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refunds will be extended after August 19, 2019 or for "no-show" attendees.

 

Healthcare
Intersections: Does AI belong in the classroom?
Sep 04, 20191:00 PM - 4:00 PM
September
04
2019

Does AI belong in the classroom? Will tomorrow’s classroom look like today’s smart home? Is AI in the classroom a boon or a curse? How can educators and technologists work together to develop tools and methods that facilitate the learning experience? Can intelligent learning promote personalized intellectual exploration? This Intersections event puts faculty from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and the Stanford School of Engineering in conversation.

Intersections: Does AI belong in the classroom?

Sep 04, 20191:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Does AI belong in the classroom? Will tomorrow’s classroom look like today’s smart home? Is AI in the classroom a boon or a curse? How can educators and technologists work together to develop tools and methods that facilitate the learning experience? Can intelligent learning promote personalized intellectual exploration? This Intersections event puts faculty from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and the Stanford School of Engineering in conversation.

Education, Skills
HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: The Eye and AI
Jul 18, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM
July
18
2019

HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: The Eye and AI

Jul 18, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Environmental Intelligence: Applications of AI to climate change, sustainability and environmental health
WorkshopJul 12, 201912:00 AM - 4:00 PM
July
12
2019

Faculty Leaders: Kate Maher and Carissa Carter

 In mid-July, a working group focused on AI for the environment convened to outline future directions that would leverage AI to address pressing environmental challenges, ranging from biodiversity and conservation biology to water availability and sustainable communities.  The group focused on the concept of building a thrivable planet for all species – not just one that is merely habitable.  With the backdrop of the Stanford Educational Farm, we leveraged a human-centered design process to focus on how we might harness AI to uniquely address a range of stakeholder needs. Our objective was to develop an array of prototype projects that lead to insights about future directions for AI in the environmental and sustainability realms. Project prototypes included halting slavery in the seafood industry, intelligent tools for ensuring water and food security, and intelligent approaches for managing species migration. Based on these projects, we identified the following overarching themes that would be exciting to pursue through collaborative research: (1) Predicting, detecting and mitigating or incentivizing environmental transitions, (2) quantifying well-being and compatibility with one’s environment,  (3) environmental justice and human rights, (4) opening of new data streams and achieving interoperability of existing data streams.

Environmental Intelligence: Applications of AI to climate change, sustainability and environmental health

Jul 12, 201912:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Faculty Leaders: Kate Maher and Carissa Carter

 In mid-July, a working group focused on AI for the environment convened to outline future directions that would leverage AI to address pressing environmental challenges, ranging from biodiversity and conservation biology to water availability and sustainable communities.  The group focused on the concept of building a thrivable planet for all species – not just one that is merely habitable.  With the backdrop of the Stanford Educational Farm, we leveraged a human-centered design process to focus on how we might harness AI to uniquely address a range of stakeholder needs. Our objective was to develop an array of prototype projects that lead to insights about future directions for AI in the environmental and sustainability realms. Project prototypes included halting slavery in the seafood industry, intelligent tools for ensuring water and food security, and intelligent approaches for managing species migration. Based on these projects, we identified the following overarching themes that would be exciting to pursue through collaborative research: (1) Predicting, detecting and mitigating or incentivizing environmental transitions, (2) quantifying well-being and compatibility with one’s environment,  (3) environmental justice and human rights, (4) opening of new data streams and achieving interoperability of existing data streams.
Energy, Environment
HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: AI as Civic Architecture
Jun 13, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM
June
13
2019

HAI Monthly Community Building Reception: AI as Civic Architecture

Jun 13, 20194:00 PM - 5:00 PM
HAI Monthly Community Building Reception - AI & Education
May 20, 20194:15 PM - 5:30 PM
May
20
2019

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence will host the first of a monthly series of talks and community building receptions. Each month we will kick off with a short faculty research talk on a different topic related to human-centered AI, and then host Stanford faculty, students, and staff for an informal reception to build the HAI community across campus.

This month's reception will feature a discussion of AI and Education with Dan Schwartz, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and the Nomellini-Olivier Professor of Educational Technology, and Chris Piech, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Education.

HAI Monthly Community Building Reception - AI & Education

May 20, 20194:15 PM - 5:30 PM

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence will host the first of a monthly series of talks and community building receptions. Each month we will kick off with a short faculty research talk on a different topic related to human-centered AI, and then host Stanford faculty, students, and staff for an informal reception to build the HAI community across campus.

This month's reception will feature a discussion of AI and Education with Dan Schwartz, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and the Nomellini-Olivier Professor of Educational Technology, and Chris Piech, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Education.

Education, Skills
AI and Human Rights Symposium
May 04, 201912:00 AM - 4:00 PM
May
04
2019

AI and Human Rights Symposium

May 04, 201912:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Law Enforcement and Justice
AI & Accessibility: Ethical Considerations
SeminarApr 30, 20192:00 PM - 3:00 PM
April
30
2019

According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people worldwide have disabilities. The field of disability studies defines disability through a social lens, which considers people disabled to the extent that society creates accessibility barriers.

AI & Accessibility: Ethical Considerations

Apr 30, 20192:00 PM - 3:00 PM

According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people worldwide have disabilities. The field of disability studies defines disability through a social lens, which considers people disabled to the extent that society creates accessibility barriers.

Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
2019 HAI Symposium
ConferenceMar 18, 20198:00 AM - 6:30 PM
March
18
2019

Artificial intelligence will be the most consequential technology of the 21st century—augmenting human capabilities, transforming industries and economies, and reshaping societies. Stanford HAI was established to advance AI technology and applications, and to provide leadership in understanding and influencing its impact on the world. It will conduct high-impact research; convene stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and civil society to address critical technical and societal challenges; and educate leaders across all sectors.

Three fundamental beliefs guide HAI: AI technology should be inspired by human intelligence; the development of AI must be guided by its human impact; and applications of AI should enhance and augment humans, not replace them. HAI will permeate and access the entire university, bringing Stanford’s vast array of disciplines and capabilities to bear in an interdisciplinary manner across the basic sciences, engineering, psychology, medicine, business, law, education, and the social sciences.

2019 HAI Symposium

Mar 18, 20198:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Artificial intelligence will be the most consequential technology of the 21st century—augmenting human capabilities, transforming industries and economies, and reshaping societies. Stanford HAI was established to advance AI technology and applications, and to provide leadership in understanding and influencing its impact on the world. It will conduct high-impact research; convene stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and civil society to address critical technical and societal challenges; and educate leaders across all sectors.

Three fundamental beliefs guide HAI: AI technology should be inspired by human intelligence; the development of AI must be guided by its human impact; and applications of AI should enhance and augment humans, not replace them. HAI will permeate and access the entire university, bringing Stanford’s vast array of disciplines and capabilities to bear in an interdisciplinary manner across the basic sciences, engineering, psychology, medicine, business, law, education, and the social sciences.

Regulation, Policy, Governance
The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work
Feb 13, 201912:00 PM - 1:00 PM
February
13
2019

The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work

Feb 13, 201912:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Robotics
Workforce, Labor
Conference on the Future of Work
ConferenceFeb 01, 201912:00 PM - 2:15 PM
February
01
2019

Conference on the Future of Work

Feb 01, 201912:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Workforce, Labor
Future of Work Workshop
WorkshopFeb 01, 201912:00 AM - 3:00 PM
February
01
2019

Future of Work Workshop

Feb 01, 201912:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Workforce, Labor
Governance in the Emerging World: Latin America
Dec 03, 2018
December
03
2018

Governance in the Emerging World: Latin America

Dec 03, 2018
Government, Public Administration
Studio Lecture Series: Elizabeth King
Nov 15, 2018
November
15
2018

Studio Lecture Series: Elizabeth King

Nov 15, 2018
Arts, Humanities
Governance in the Emerging World: Information Challenge to Democracy
Nov 13, 2018
November
13
2018

Governance in the Emerging World: Information Challenge to Democracy

Nov 13, 2018
Government, Public Administration
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