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Industry, Innovation

How AI drives advancements and new business models across industries.

Ashesh Rambachan | From Next-Token Prediction to Automatic Induction of Automata
Apr 13, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM
April
13
2026

Sequence data is ubiquitous in economics — job histories in labor economics, diagnosis and treatment sequences in health economics, strategic interactions in game theory. Generative sequence models can learn to predict these sequences well, but their complexity makes it hard to extract interpretable economic insights from their predictions.

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Ashesh Rambachan | From Next-Token Prediction to Automatic Induction of Automata

Apr 13, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Sequence data is ubiquitous in economics — job histories in labor economics, diagnosis and treatment sequences in health economics, strategic interactions in game theory. Generative sequence models can learn to predict these sequences well, but their complexity makes it hard to extract interpretable economic insights from their predictions.

How AI Shook The World In 2025 And What Comes Next
CNN Business
Dec 30, 2025
Media Mention

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.

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How AI Shook The World In 2025 And What Comes Next

CNN Business
Industry, InnovationHuman ReasoningEnergy, EnvironmentDesign, Human-Computer InteractionGenerative AIWorkforce, LaborEconomy, MarketsDec 30

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.

The Global AI Vibrancy Tool 2025
Loredana Fattorini, Nestor Maslej, Ray Perrault, Vanessa Parli, John Etchemendy, Yoav Shoham, Katrina Ligett
Deep DiveNov 24, 2025
Research
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This methodological paper presents the Global AI Vibrancy Tool, an interactive suite of visualizations designed to facilitate cross-country comparisons of AI vibrancy across countries, using indicators organized into pillars. The tool offers customizable features that enable users to conduct in-depth country-level comparisons and longitudinal analyses of AI-related metrics.

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The Global AI Vibrancy Tool 2025

Loredana Fattorini, Nestor Maslej, Ray Perrault, Vanessa Parli, John Etchemendy, Yoav Shoham, Katrina Ligett
DemocracyIndustry, InnovationGovernment, Public AdministrationDeep DiveNov 24

This methodological paper presents the Global AI Vibrancy Tool, an interactive suite of visualizations designed to facilitate cross-country comparisons of AI vibrancy across countries, using indicators organized into pillars. The tool offers customizable features that enable users to conduct in-depth country-level comparisons and longitudinal analyses of AI-related metrics.

Walking the Walk of AI Ethics in Technology Companies
Sanna J. Ali, Angèle Christin, Andrew Smart, Riitta Katila
Quick ReadDec 07, 2023
Policy Brief

This brief presents one of the first empirical investigations into AI ethics on the ground in private technology companies.

Policy Brief

Walking the Walk of AI Ethics in Technology Companies

Sanna J. Ali, Angèle Christin, Andrew Smart, Riitta Katila
Ethics, Equity, InclusionIndustry, InnovationQuick ReadDec 07

This brief presents one of the first empirical investigations into AI ethics on the ground in private technology companies.

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Industry, InnovationSciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)Machine LearningOct 05
Matt Beane | Precision Proactivity: Measuring Cognitive Load in Real-World AI-Assisted Work
Apr 20, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM
April
20
2026

Systems like ChatGPT and Claude assist billions through proactive dialogue—offering unsolicited, task-relevant information. Drawing on Cognitive Load Theory, we study how cognitive load shapes performance in AI assisted knowledge work.

Event

Matt Beane | Precision Proactivity: Measuring Cognitive Load in Real-World AI-Assisted Work

Apr 20, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Systems like ChatGPT and Claude assist billions through proactive dialogue—offering unsolicited, task-relevant information. Drawing on Cognitive Load Theory, we study how cognitive load shapes performance in AI assisted knowledge work.

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Inside the 2026 AI Index Report | Stanford HAI
SeminarMay 20, 202612:00 PM - 1:15 PM
May
20
2026

The AI Index, currently in its ninth year, tracks, collates, distills, and visualizes data relating to artificial intelligence.

May
20
2026

Inside the 2026 AI Index Report | Stanford HAI

May 20, 202612:00 PM - 1:15 PM

The AI Index, currently in its ninth year, tracks, collates, distills, and visualizes data relating to artificial intelligence.

Economy, Markets
Energy, Environment
Finance, Business
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Industry, Innovation
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)
Robotics
Arts, Humanities
Automation
Foundation Models
Stanford AI Experts Predict What Will Happen in 2026
Shana Lynch
Dec 15, 2025
News

The era of AI evangelism is giving way to evaluation. Stanford faculty see a coming year defined by rigor, transparency, and a long-overdue focus on actual utility over speculative promise.

Stanford AI Experts Predict What Will Happen in 2026

Shana Lynch
Dec 15, 2025

The era of AI evangelism is giving way to evaluation. Stanford faculty see a coming year defined by rigor, transparency, and a long-overdue focus on actual utility over speculative promise.

Economy, Markets
Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
Foundation Models
Generative AI
Healthcare
Industry, Innovation
International Affairs, International Security, International Development
News
Modeling Effective Regulation of Facebook
Seth G. Benzell, Avinash Collis
Quick ReadOct 01, 2020
Policy Brief

This brief introduces a quantitative framework to gauge the effect tax policy or regulatory action would have on Facebook’s platform usage, consumer welfare, and revenues.

Modeling Effective Regulation of Facebook

Seth G. Benzell, Avinash Collis
Quick ReadOct 01, 2020

This brief introduces a quantitative framework to gauge the effect tax policy or regulatory action would have on Facebook’s platform usage, consumer welfare, and revenues.

Communications, Media
Industry, Innovation
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Policy Brief
"Steampunk" Self-Learning Mechanical Circuits That Adapt to Their Environments
Andrew Myers
Nov 24, 2025
News

Researchers at Stanford have invented a new type of self-powered mechanical circuits that learn. It could lead to new purely mechanical machines that understand and adapt to the changing world around them.

"Steampunk" Self-Learning Mechanical Circuits That Adapt to Their Environments

Andrew Myers
Nov 24, 2025

Researchers at Stanford have invented a new type of self-powered mechanical circuits that learn. It could lead to new purely mechanical machines that understand and adapt to the changing world around them.

Automation
Industry, Innovation
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)
News
Flash Teams: The Future of Agile Collaboration
Andrew Myers
Oct 01, 2025
News
network connecting the human dots icon in business project management

Stanford professors Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein unveil a new model for work organizations, highlighting a dynamic approach to assembling global teams of experts for on-demand projects.

Flash Teams: The Future of Agile Collaboration

Andrew Myers
Oct 01, 2025

Stanford professors Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein unveil a new model for work organizations, highlighting a dynamic approach to assembling global teams of experts for on-demand projects.

Workforce, Labor
Industry, Innovation
network connecting the human dots icon in business project management
News
The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US
Wired
Apr 07, 2025
Media Mention

Vanessa Parli, Stanford HAI Director of Research and AI Index Steering Committee member, notes that the 2025 AI Index reports flourishing and higher-quality academic research in AI.

The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US

Wired
Apr 07, 2025

Vanessa Parli, Stanford HAI Director of Research and AI Index Steering Committee member, notes that the 2025 AI Index reports flourishing and higher-quality academic research in AI.

Regulation, Policy, Governance
Economy, Markets
Finance, Business
Generative AI
Industry, Innovation
Machine Learning
Sciences (Social, Health, Biological, Physical)
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