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

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.
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.
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.
Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford HAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, speaks about research being done with ADP regarding the need for new, objective measurements of labor markets in the modern digital economy.
Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford HAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, speaks about research being done with ADP regarding the need for new, objective measurements of labor markets in the modern digital economy.