Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot, Grok, after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images, prompting some countries to ban the bot. Liz Landers discussed Grok's troubles with Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Riana Pfefferkorn, Policy Fellow at HAI, urges immediate Congressional hearings to scope a legal safe harbor for AI-generated child sexual abuse materials following a recent scandal with Grok's newest generative image features.

HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn discusses the policy implications of the "mass digital undressing spree,” where the chatbot Grok responded to user prompts to remove the clothing from images of women and pose them in bikinis and to create "sexualized images of children" and post them on X.

HAI Co-Director James Landay and HAI Senior Fellow Erik Brynjolfsson discuss the impacts of AI in 2025 and the future of AI in 2026.

As AI-hallucinated case citations flood the courts, judges have increased fines for attorneys who have cited fake cases. HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn hopes this will "make the firm sit up and pay better attention."

Shana Lynch, HAI Head of Content and Associate Director of Communications, pointed out the "'era of AI evangelism is giving way to an era of AI evaluation,'" in her AI predictions piece, where she interviewed several Stanford AI experts on their insights for AI impacts in 2026.

Erik Brynjolfsson, HAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, advocates for humans as an end and not just a means to an end, emphasizing augmentation of human tasks for true economic gains.

"This is AI’s next frontier, and why 2025 was such a pivotal year," writes HAI Co-Director Fei-Fei Li.

Forbes Columnist Lance Elliot describes Stanford HAI's recent response to the FDA’s RFC, which focused on policy recommendations for mental health and AI.

HAI founding co-director Fei-Fei Li has been named one of TIME's 2025 Persons of the Year. From ImageNet to her advocacy for human-centered AI, Dr. Li has been a guiding light in the field.

The science behind AI romances; plus the benefits and risks for mental health. A Stanford HAI study shows that because AI companions can provide unlimited affirmation and interaction, they may create unrealistic expectations for relationships.

PBS News’ Tim McPhillips spoke to Erik Brynjolfsson, the Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab to break down 3 things to know about this current wave of corporate layoffs.

HAI Faculty Affiliate Diyi Yang studies the foundations of AI, ensuring these tools are designed with people in mind.

How business leaders should rewire firms for the AI age, in conversation with Erik Brynjolfsson, a leading economist of the digital age, HAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (DEL).

Jennifer King, Policy Fellow at the Stanford HAI who specializes in privacy, discusses vagueness in the TSA’s public communications about what they are doing with facial recognition data.

“It connects back to my fear that the people with the fewest resources will be most affected by the downsides of AI,” says HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn in response to a viral AI-generated deepfake video.

HAI Co-Director James Landay speaks about how AI labs need to invest more in product design.

"The biggest difference between 23andMe and other breaches is that sequenced DNA is 'irreplaceable and immutable,' said Jennifer King," a Stanford HAI Policy Fellow.