Education for the Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
High-Impact Decision Makers
Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Boot Camp
In August 2019, HAI partnered with the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute to host AI training for policymakers. HAI researchers presented congressional staff with a conceptual framework to help them anticipate and manage converging technology and policy issues.
Expert Roundtable
In partnership with the Stanford Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance, HAI invited 14 major media outlets to a roundtable discussion in October 2020, during which Stanford experts addressed technology questions facing the next administration. Journalists from The New York Times, Reuters, The Economist, The Financial Times, and Wired joined the conversation.
Executive Education
In 2019 and 2020, HAI co-sponsored two executive education courses with the Stanford Graduate School of Business: “Harnessing AI and Big Data: Analysis to Action” and “Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact.” Designed in 2019 by Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Mykel Kochenderfer and Professor of Economics Paul Oyer, the new courses drew participants from 20 industry sectors.
Professional Development
During the 2019-20 academic year, HAI issued 1,200 professional credentials to participants of its AI education programs.
Emerging & Future Leaders
Embedded EthiCS Program
HAI partnered with the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society to support the Embedded EthiCS program in the Stanford Computer Science Department. This new initiative seeks to integrate ethical thinking into all aspects of computing.
Public Interest Technology University Network
HAI joined other departments across the Stanford community in supporting the Public Interest Technology initiative, a group that’s committed to developing a new generation of civic-minded technologists and bridging the gap between technology and public service.
AI4ALL
This U.S.-based nonprofit works to increase diversity and inclusion in AI education, research, development, and policy. In the summer of 2020, HAI teamed up with the Stanford AI Lab, AI4ALL, and Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies to offer the first online program affiliated with AI4ALL at Stanford. High school students from groups that have been historically under-represented in AI fields completed the three-week class with Stanford AI researchers.
HAI Undergraduate Concentration
In partnership with the Stanford Symbolic Systems program, HAI introduced the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence undergraduate concentration.