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HAI Fellow Colin Garvey: A Zen Buddhist Monk’s Approach to Democratizing AI
The social scientist discusses AI’s problematic narrative and what we stand to lose in a China/U.S. AI arms race.
Harnessing Satellite Imagery and AI to Help Fight Poverty in Africa
Stanford researchers have developed a new tool that combines publicly accessible satellite imagery with AI to track...
Emerging From COVID: Stanford Conference will Focus on how AI can Aid Recovery
Experts will discuss vaccine development, the future of work, privacy and contact tracing, 2020 elections, and other...
Grading on a Curve? Why AI Systems Test Brilliantly but Stumble in Real Life
A Stanford linguist argues that deep-learning systems need to be measured on whether they can be self-aware.
When AI Writes Your Email
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we communicate with each other, leading to questions of trust and bias.
Russ Altman: AI’s Potential To Detect COVID and Find Cures
The Stanford HAI associate director discusses how algorithms can track infections and identify vaccine or drug...
Evolution of an Algorithm: Lessons from the Kidney Allocation System
Public input and transparency were key to overhauling this critical decision-making algorithm.
Through AI and Text Analysis, Social Media Shows Our Community Well-being
Stanford HAI junior fellow Johannes Eichstaedt built an algorithm that can provide, in principle, a real-time indication...
The Challenges of Facial Recognition Technologies
As the technology expands, we must consider the legal and societal implications, says one scholar.
How Countries Are Controlling the Spread of COVID-19
Some countries have “flattened the curve,” but questions arise between privacy and public good.
Stanford researchers help develop privacy-focused coronavirus alert app
Covid Watch is a smartphone app that allows an infected person to send an anonymous alert to others with the same app...
Russ Altman: Artificial intelligence takes on COVID-19
In this special COVID-19 edition, host becomes guest to discuss the ways artificial intelligence is tackling the biggest...