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In this testimony to the House Committee on the Budget’s hearing on “Machines, Artificial Intelligence, & the Workforce,” Susan Athey highlights AI’s vast promise and calls for continuous worker reskilling to ensure the technology tackles looming economic and societal challenges.
In this testimony to the House Committee on the Budget’s hearing on “Machines, Artificial Intelligence, & the Workforce,” Susan Athey highlights AI’s vast promise and calls for continuous worker reskilling to ensure the technology tackles looming economic and societal challenges.

"If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI’s annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise."
"If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI’s annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise."

The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.
The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.

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We need to rethink student assessment, AI literacy, and technology’s usefulness, according to experts at the recent AI+Education Summit.
We need to rethink student assessment, AI literacy, and technology’s usefulness, according to experts at the recent AI+Education Summit.
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Stanford, ETH Zurich, and EPFL will develop open-source foundation models that prioritize societal values over commercial interests, strengthening academia's role in shaping AI's future.
Stanford, ETH Zurich, and EPFL will develop open-source foundation models that prioritize societal values over commercial interests, strengthening academia's role in shaping AI's future.
Stanford HAI offers executive education programs for human-centered AI adoption in business practices.
Stanford HAI offers executive education programs for human-centered AI adoption in business practices.