An article by Mark Malloch-Brown of Open Society Foundations draws on scholarship by our Faculty Co-Director Rob Reich to consider how #philanthropy can help address today's crises by challenging rather than propping up existing systems. Read via Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Elon is a puerile pestilence and Xitter has become unbearable. I'm leaving the platform.

Network effects are profound. Despite trying elsewhere, can't find an equivalent of what this place once was. Will hope to find it sometime.

Why was Sam Altman fired? Perhaps, says Kara Swisher, it's misalignment around profit seeking.

If so, the experiments in corporate governance of frontier AI companies. which are public benefit corporations, capped for-profits, and other hybrid forms, will deserve much more attention.

🚨 Introducing our new tracker for President Biden’s Executive Order on AI. This tool follows the 150 requirements and provides key statistics and novel insights into this pivotal AI policy & its implementation — from policy focus areas to the urgency of deadlines. stanford.io/46jG7cf

Dive into our latest blog post and discover how the Tech Ethics & Policy Fellows Program paves the way for #Stanford students interested in tech ethics career pathways! Learn more about the program sponsored by Stanford HAI and the Center: stanford.io/3SsefQa #TechEthics

🔥 Ignite your passion for tech ethics and policy with the Tech Ethics & Policy Fellows Program at #Stanford ! Read our latest blog post for a glimpse of the opportunities available for undergraduate and graduate students: stanford.io/3SsefQa

5 post-doc fellowships!!
3 years each!!

Work on your own research (75%) + help Arnold Ventures analyze the effects of policies we're interested in (25%).

$120k (+ benefits if you're in the US)

✨🎉Kudos to our Center's Advisory Board member, Professor Josh Ober, for receiving the 2023 Barry Prize! humsci.stanford.edu/feature/josiah…

📣🌟📚 The call for 2024-25 applications is now open for the General Ethics and Interdisciplinary Ethics Fellowships. Application deadline is December 8, 2023, for this #postdoc opportunity! Learn more and apply: bit.ly/EthicsPostdocs #Philosophy

Great opportunity to work with folks like John Tasioulas Carissa Véliz Nigel Shadbolt at Oxford.

TONIGHT at Stanford HAI and Cyber Policy Center.

One of the best grad conferences out there, if I do say so myself 😉

Do apply!

“How might technologies be used to enhance civic debate and de-escalate political conflict?” Join us on Nov. 10 for a one-day conference, #BeyondModeration , convening experts from diverse fields to discuss this timely theme. Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/BeyondModerati…

🧵Goodreads reviews of Leviathan. (1) 'Bro literally spends the first part just defining words. Why am I reading a bad dictionary?' (2) 'By turns insulting and depressing. Unless, of course, you happen to be a reigning monarch. Then it's probably the feel-good read of the year.'

A National AI Talent Surge.

President Biden releases today a wide-ranging Executive Order on AI. One aspect won't command headlines but is of deep importance: new programs for delivering tech talent into government.

Check out the new website.

ai.gov

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d…

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

Great to see that Marietje Schaake from Stanford HAI and Cyber Policy Center is serving on the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI.

Are universities vehicles for the politics of wealthy donors?

cnn.com/2023/10/24/bus…

The personal story behind your visionary AI leadership, for Stanford HAI and far beyond, is an inspiration for me and many others.

We all need a Mr. Sabella in our lives.

Read Fei-Fei's book to learn more...

Foundation model developers are becoming less transparent, making it difficult for researchers, policymakers, and the public to understand how these models work, as well as their limitations and impact. Scholars assess the transparency of 10 developers. stanford.io/3Fnx2Eh