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How AI Is Helping States Cut Through Decades of Red Tape
RegLab staff
Jul 23, 2026
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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.

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How AI Is Helping States Cut Through Decades of Red Tape

RegLab staff
Government, Public AdministrationRegulation, Policy, GovernanceJul 23

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.

Legal AI’s Legibility Problem
Andrew Myers
Jul 20, 2026
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Increasing reliance on language models for legal tasks have led to calls for more information about the likelihood and severity of potential errors. Realizing useful and robust transparency requires an institutional perspective, say the editors of a new special section in PNAS.

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Legal AI’s Legibility Problem

Andrew Myers
Law Enforcement and JusticeJul 20

Increasing reliance on language models for legal tasks have led to calls for more information about the likelihood and severity of potential errors. Realizing useful and robust transparency requires an institutional perspective, say the editors of a new special section in PNAS.

The AI Sovereignty Paradox: Should Countries Buy, Build, or Lease to Maintain Strategic Control of Their AI?
Shana Lynch
Jul 14, 2026
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As nations invest billions to reduce reliance on foreign AI providers, a new Stanford HAI report surveys commercial sovereignty solutions and assesses the extent to which they meaningfully reduce dependencies on U.S. tech giants.

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The AI Sovereignty Paradox: Should Countries Buy, Build, or Lease to Maintain Strategic Control of Their AI?

Shana Lynch
Government, Public AdministrationInternational Affairs, International Security, International DevelopmentRegulation, Policy, GovernanceJul 14

As nations invest billions to reduce reliance on foreign AI providers, a new Stanford HAI report surveys commercial sovereignty solutions and assesses the extent to which they meaningfully reduce dependencies on U.S. tech giants.

Stanford Study Exposes Major Flaw in AI Mental Health Safety Testing
Andrew Myers
Jul 13, 2026
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With increased use of chatbots in mental health contexts, AI developers now rely on human experts to evaluate AI’s responses for “safety” – but experts rarely agree on what’s safe.

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Stanford Study Exposes Major Flaw in AI Mental Health Safety Testing

Andrew Myers
HealthcareGenerative AIPrivacy, Safety, SecurityJul 13

With increased use of chatbots in mental health contexts, AI developers now rely on human experts to evaluate AI’s responses for “safety” – but experts rarely agree on what’s safe.

Stanford Scientists Build an AI Lab Partner
Nikki Goth Itoi
Jul 09, 2026
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Biomni can analyze mountains of medical data, spot patterns humans might miss, and even design experiments—helping researchers make discoveries faster in the race to cure disease.

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Stanford Scientists Build an AI Lab Partner

Nikki Goth Itoi
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Jul 09

Biomni can analyze mountains of medical data, spot patterns humans might miss, and even design experiments—helping researchers make discoveries faster in the race to cure disease.

How AI Is Accelerating Scientific Discovery
Nikki Goth Itoi
Jul 08, 2026
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New AI tools generate hypotheses, design experiments, and find patterns in data—transforming how scientists make discoveries across every field.

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How AI Is Accelerating Scientific Discovery

Nikki Goth Itoi
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Jul 08

New AI tools generate hypotheses, design experiments, and find patterns in data—transforming how scientists make discoveries across every field.

HAI Student Affinity Groups Take On Society’s Emerging Questions
Madeleine Wright
Jun 26, 2026
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Stanford students across disciplines are teaming up to tackle society’s pressing questions in the age of AI.

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HAI Student Affinity Groups Take On Society’s Emerging Questions

Madeleine Wright
Arts, HumanitiesGenerative AIEthics, Equity, InclusionPrivacy, Safety, SecurityJun 26

Stanford students across disciplines are teaming up to tackle society’s pressing questions in the age of AI.

Today's AI Talks Like “Nobody.” New Research Gives It Real Personality.
Jun 08, 2026
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PsychAdapter lets researchers dial in on personality traits, age, and mental health characteristics to generate text that sounds like real individuals, opening the door to training simulations and personalized content.

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Today's AI Talks Like “Nobody.” New Research Gives It Real Personality.

HealthcareGenerative AISciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Jun 08

PsychAdapter lets researchers dial in on personality traits, age, and mental health characteristics to generate text that sounds like real individuals, opening the door to training simulations and personalized content.

Reading Today’s Headlines Through AI: A Real-Time Audit of Six Commercial Chatbots
Mirac Suzgun and James Zou
Jun 03, 2026
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In a new study, scholars measured how accurately popular AI chatbots answered questions about the emerging news and found substantial regional disparity, dependence on distinct information ecosystems, and acute fragility under imperfect prompts.

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Reading Today’s Headlines Through AI: A Real-Time Audit of Six Commercial Chatbots

Mirac Suzgun and James Zou
Communications, MediaGenerative AIJun 03

In a new study, scholars measured how accurately popular AI chatbots answered questions about the emerging news and found substantial regional disparity, dependence on distinct information ecosystems, and acute fragility under imperfect prompts.

AI Coding Agents Fail at Teamwork
Andrew Myers
Jun 01, 2026
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Two models working together perform worse than one alone, exposing a critical gap in artificial intelligence capabilities.

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AI Coding Agents Fail at Teamwork

Andrew Myers
Generative AIMachine LearningJun 01

Two models working together perform worse than one alone, exposing a critical gap in artificial intelligence capabilities.

How AI is Transforming Scientific Discovery While Keeping Humans at the Center
Shana Lynch
May 27, 2026
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From designing new antibodies to simulating 1,000 years of climate in a day, AI is transforming what's possible—but humans remain the ones deciding what matters.

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How AI is Transforming Scientific Discovery While Keeping Humans at the Center

Shana Lynch
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Generative AIMay 27

From designing new antibodies to simulating 1,000 years of climate in a day, AI is transforming what's possible—but humans remain the ones deciding what matters.

AI Hiring Tools Can Yield Racial Bias and Systemic Rejection
Rishi Bommasani, Sarah H. Bana, Kathleen A. Creel, Dan Jurafsky, Percy Liang
May 26, 2026
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The first large-scale study of hiring algorithms in the wild finds concerning patterns to how systems reject candidates.

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AI Hiring Tools Can Yield Racial Bias and Systemic Rejection

Rishi Bommasani, Sarah H. Bana, Kathleen A. Creel, Dan Jurafsky, Percy Liang
Machine LearningEthics, Equity, InclusionWorkforce, LaborMay 26

The first large-scale study of hiring algorithms in the wild finds concerning patterns to how systems reject candidates.

New Approach to Scaling Laws Could Change How AI Models Are Trained
Andrew Myers
May 21, 2026
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Leveraging statistical concepts from measurement science and education, AI researchers have greatly reduced the computational demand of predicting how the largest of large language models will scale up in the future. It could save millions of dollars in training costs.

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New Approach to Scaling Laws Could Change How AI Models Are Trained

Andrew Myers
Natural Language ProcessingGenerative AIMay 21

Leveraging statistical concepts from measurement science and education, AI researchers have greatly reduced the computational demand of predicting how the largest of large language models will scale up in the future. It could save millions of dollars in training costs.

Stanford HAI Launches AI and Organizations Lab to Study Science of AI in the Workplace
Shana Lynch
May 13, 2026
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The new center will examine AI's real-world impacts on jobs, teams, and organizational performance.

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Stanford HAI Launches AI and Organizations Lab to Study Science of AI in the Workplace

Shana Lynch
Industry, InnovationWorkforce, LaborMay 13

The new center will examine AI's real-world impacts on jobs, teams, and organizational performance.

Researchers Worldwide Compete to Shape the Future of AI in Organizations
Nikki Goth Itoi
May 12, 2026
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More than 200 academic teams submitted proposals to the AI for Organizations Grand Challenge, exploring how artificial intelligence will transform teamwork and collaboration.

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Researchers Worldwide Compete to Shape the Future of AI in Organizations

Nikki Goth Itoi
Workforce, LaborIndustry, InnovationMay 12

More than 200 academic teams submitted proposals to the AI for Organizations Grand Challenge, exploring how artificial intelligence will transform teamwork and collaboration.

Why Stanford Is Restructuring For AI’s Next Era
Shana Lynch
May 04, 2026
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As artificial intelligence transforms society, Stanford HAI’s James Landay, Fei-Fei Li, and John Hennessy explain why they’re merging HAI with the Stanford Data Science initiative, mobilizing “team science at scale,” and betting that academic openness will shape AI’s future.

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Why Stanford Is Restructuring For AI’s Next Era

Shana Lynch
Education, SkillsMay 04

As artificial intelligence transforms society, Stanford HAI’s James Landay, Fei-Fei Li, and John Hennessy explain why they’re merging HAI with the Stanford Data Science initiative, mobilizing “team science at scale,” and betting that academic openness will shape AI’s future.

Stanford Merges AI and Data Science Efforts Under Single Institute
Stanford Staff
May 04, 2026
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The combined institute will retain the Stanford HAI name and be helmed by computer scientist James Landay. Co-founder Fei-Fei Li takes on a new university-wide role as Special Advisor on AI and joins John Hennessy as co-chair of the advisory council.

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Stanford Merges AI and Data Science Efforts Under Single Institute

Stanford Staff
Education, SkillsMay 04

The combined institute will retain the Stanford HAI name and be helmed by computer scientist James Landay. Co-founder Fei-Fei Li takes on a new university-wide role as Special Advisor on AI and joins John Hennessy as co-chair of the advisory council.

Collaborative Coding, Better Scaling, Health Tracking: HAI Awards $2.17M to Innovative Research
Nikki Goth Itoi
Apr 29, 2026
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Seed grants will fund 29 research teams pursuing novel research ideas across disciplines.

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Collaborative Coding, Better Scaling, Health Tracking: HAI Awards $2.17M to Innovative Research

Nikki Goth Itoi
HealthcareSciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Apr 29

Seed grants will fund 29 research teams pursuing novel research ideas across disciplines.

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