Industry, Innovation
How AI drives advancements and new business models across industries.
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.
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.
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.
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
This brief presents one of the first empirical investigations into AI ethics on the ground in private technology companies.
This brief presents one of the first empirical investigations into AI ethics on the ground in private technology companies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"Steampunk" Self-Learning Mechanical Circuits That Adapt to Their Environments
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stanford HAI's 2025 AI Index Reveals Record Growth in AI Capabilities, Investment, and Regulation
The 2025 AI Index highlights key developments over the past year, including major gains in model performance, record levels of private investment, new regulatory action, and growing real-world adoption.
The 2025 AI Index highlights key developments over the past year, including major gains in model performance, record levels of private investment, new regulatory action, and growing real-world adoption.
Vanessa Parli, HAI Director of Research and AI Index Steering Committee member, speaks about the biggest takeaways from the 2025 AI Index Report.
Vanessa Parli, HAI Director of Research and AI Index Steering Committee member, speaks about the biggest takeaways from the 2025 AI Index Report.
Stanford HAI's 2025 AI Index Reveals Record Growth in AI Capabilities, Investment, and Regulation
"The AI Index equips policymakers, researchers, and the public with the data they need to make informed decisions — and to ensure AI is developed with human-centered values at its core," says Russell Wald, Executive Director of Stanford HAI and Steering Committee member of the AI Index.
"The AI Index equips policymakers, researchers, and the public with the data they need to make informed decisions — and to ensure AI is developed with human-centered values at its core," says Russell Wald, Executive Director of Stanford HAI and Steering Committee member of the AI Index.