How AI Is Accelerating Scientific Discovery
New AI tools generate hypotheses, design experiments, and find patterns in data—transforming how scientists make discoveries across every field.
New AI tools generate hypotheses, design experiments, and find patterns in data—transforming how scientists make discoveries across every field.
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Stanford HAI and the Hoover Institution’s Technology Policy Accelerator back projects examining AI's role in detecting nuclear proliferation, U.S.-China competition, and political influence.
AI Companions May Worsen Loneliness for Vulnerable Users, Stanford Study Finds
Stanford research finds that users with limited social networks who seek emotional support from AI companions experience lower well-being.
Open-Weight Models Aren’t Enough. We Need Truly Open Source AI Models for Science and Society.
As Chinese AI closes the capability gap, Washington and Silicon Valley debate open-weight models. Stanford HAI's James Landay says it's the right conversation framed the wrong way.
As artificial intelligence moves beyond language into the physical world through "world models," Stanford researchers warn that policymakers face an even steeper governance challenge than with large language models—and the window to get ahead of the technology is closing fast.
The Complexities of Governing Mental Health AI
Policymakers, academics, healthcare providers, AI developers, and patient advocates convened by Stanford HAI identify critical gaps in how we regulate AI tools used for therapy and emotional support.
Stanford researchers scanned 500 million words of state law to reveal the stunning growth of reporting requirements, and are now giving governments a tool to clean them up.
