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The following activities and people highlight efforts at Stanford to understand technology and governance, and strengthen opportunities for technology to contribute positively to democratic societies.

Upcoming Events

Research

  • The Project for Accelerating Defense Tech Innovation seeks to enhance US national security by collaborating with leading entrepreneurs, investors, and defense policymakers to improve and accelerate the development of innovative defense capabilities.
  • Stanford HAI invites applications to join the AI Policy Working Group, a unique opportunity for Stanford graduate students and researchers to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and pressing public policy challenges.
  • The Bio-Strategies and Leadership Initiative within the Hoover Institution works to ensure that biotechnology programs are well-understood and utilized in a variety of sectors, including economics, natural security, and public health.

Engagement Opportunities

  • Stanford HAI invites applications to join the AI Policy Working Group, a unique opportunity for Stanford graduate students and researchers to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and pressing public policy challenges.
  • Our mission is to empower members of our community to leverage technology for social good by inspiring action, facilitating collaboration, and forging pathways towards change.
  • Building on two decades as the Stanford History Education Group, DIG develops non-partisan, evidence-based solutions for today’s classrooms.

Scholars

  • Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, of Health Policy and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
  • Josephine Knotts Knowles Professor of Human Biology, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics
  • Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health), of Health Policy, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • Cryptography Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Communication, by courtesy, of Sociology and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
  • Acad Research & Pgrm Officer, and Lecturer