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A New Approach to the Data-Deletion Conundrum
A team of computer scientists devised a way to quickly remove traces of sensitive user information from machine learning...
A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Social Media Algorithms and Mental Health
Considering social media’s growing impact, how can we create empathetic design frameworks to improve compassion online? ...
Inside the Classroom: Building Multidisciplinary Conversations around AI and Art
Stanford’s AI+Activism+Art course explores how the arts and humanities are crucial to the equitable development and use...
Rebooting the System: Why the Tech Industry Must Change
System Error, a new book by Stanford scholars that bridges ethics, policy, and technology, diagnoses the problems with...
Solving the Robot Off-Loading Problem
Scholars propose a way to help mobile robots choose when to communicate with the cloud without latency or lost data...
Why Are Emotional Social Media Posts More Likely to Go Viral?
A Stanford study of Japanese and U.S. Twitter users shows that we are more likely to be influenced by posts that violate...
Modeling AI on the Language of Brain Circuits and Architecture
A new summary of what is known about brain circuits suggests potential new directions for AI researchers.
Stanford Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts Biological Structures More Accurately Than Ever Before
Stanford researchers develop machine learning methods that accurately predict the 3D shapes of drug targets and other...
How Stanford Scholars Collaborated with County Health Officials and a Local Community to Allocate COVID-19 Resources
By borrowing simple concepts from machine learning to identify disparities in COVID-19 testing, researchers helped Santa...
“Flying in the Dark”: Hospital AI Tools Aren’t Well Documented
A new study reveals models aren’t reporting enough, leaving users blind to potential model errors such as flawed...
Re-Imagining Espionage in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Armchair researchers and ordinary citizens are changing the rules of spycraft. Expert Amy Zegart explains how U.S....
Stanford Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Unlock Extreme Weather Mysteries
A new approach helps scientists understand why extreme precipitation days in the Midwest are becoming more frequent and...