HAI Denning Director James Landay responds to the latest round of AI doomerism and how policymakers should respond to it.

Associated Press cites Stanford HAI's AI Index on China's emergence as an AI counterweight to the U.S.

HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn comments on recent federal appeals court asking the Supreme Court to reconsider laws around AI generated CSAM.

HAI Policy Fellow Jennifer King discusses privacy issues with AI chatbots, saying, “Unless you are having a chat with a service that has a temporary chat or, basically, an incognito version ... [and] you’re also having it within a browser that’s not tracking you, the answer is no. You can’t be sure that it’ll be totally private."

The state's Delete Act was supposed to give Californians a one-stop-shop to request their online information be deleted. But only a minority of registered data brokers are abiding by those laws, says Jennifer King, privacy and data policy fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered AI.

This conversation spans the evolution of AI, exploring the opportunities for AI to augment human capabilities, particularly in healthcare, education, and scientific discovery. Fei-Fei discusses the limits of today’s AI, the importance of preserving human agency, and why society, not just the technology industry, needs to play a role in shaping its future.

The state of New York is working to overhaul their antiquated and problematic regulations using AI tools developed by HAI Associate Director Dan Ho.

SPORR works narrowly and deeply inside Stanford Medicine. CORES works broadly across the university. Together, they extend a long Stanford lineage of reliable science.

HAI Director James Landay discusses historical technological impacts on productivity growth.

Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Senior Fellow at Stanford HAI Erik Brynjolfsson discusses the fallacy of thinking "the only way that you get productivity from A.I. is by removing labor costs,” arguing that business can return larger gains through AI use for employees' productivity, rather than replacing workers.

HAI Executive Director Russell Wald talks about the AI competition between the U.S. and China, and the advent of “world models” that predict what might happen in real-world environments.

HAI Executive Director Russell Wald and AI Index Lead Sha Sajadieh discuss the trends in the 2026 AI Index regarding the stark contrast between American public sentiment and Chinese public sentiment when asked their excitement levels for AI adoption.

"Countries pursue AI sovereignty with four main objectives in mind: cultural autonomy, national security, economic competitiveness, and regulatory oversight," says Juan N. Pava, Stanford HAI Research Fellow.

Stanford HAI Executive Director Russell Wald discusses world models, saying many policymakers or government officials need to better understand the technologies and their implications.

"The 2026 Stanford AI Index Report, released this month, highlights a sharp increase in AI adoption in medicine. It notes a significant rise in AI uses for clinical documentation, medical imaging, and diagnostic reasoning. That growth may improve efficiency. But it also expands the attack surface for public health if mis-deployed."

"Stanford University on Monday released its annual AI Index Report, showing AI experts and the U.S. public have drastically different views on AI’s societal impact, while nervousness on AI products increased slightly."

Sha Sajadieh, AI Index Lead, comments on HAI's 2026 AI Index findings.