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Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

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Interdisciplinary institute at Stanford University founded in 2019 by Fei-Fei Li and John Etchemendy. Produces the widely cited annual AI Index Report tracking global AI trends. Combines technical AI research with policy, economics, and ethics perspectives. Houses 200+ affiliated faculty across Stanford and influences AI policy through research, convenings, and the AI Index which is regularly referenced by governments worldwide.

Headcount
51–200
as of Jun 2025

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Headcount51–200
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PublicationAnnual AI Index Report — comprehensive data-driven analysis of global AI trends across R&D, economy, policy, ethics, and public opinion. Cited by governments, journalists, and researchers worldwide.
Affiliated Faculty200
ProgramCenter for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM) — studies foundation model capabilities, risks, and societal implications. Approximately 175 affiliated researchers.
Organization
Founded DateMar 2019
HeadquartersStanford, California
CountryUnited States
General
Websitehttps://hai.stanford.edu/

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Publications
19 entries
TitlePublicationTypeAuthorsUrlPublishedDateIsFlagshipVenue
Foundation Model Transparency Index 2025reportAlexander Wan, Rishi Bommasani et al.crfm.stanford.edu2025-12
Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025reportStanford HAIaiindex.stanford.edu2025-04
AI Index Report 2025reportMaslej, Fattorini, Perrault et al.hai.stanford.edu2025-04Stanford HAI
The Global AI Vibrancy ToolreportLoredana Fattorini, Nestor Maslej, Ray Perrault, Vanessa Parli, John Etchemendy, Yoav Shohamhai.stanford.edu2024-11
Foundation Model Transparency Index v2.0reportRishi Bommasani, Kevin Klyman, Daniel Zhang, Percy Liangcrfm.stanford.edu2024-10
Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2024reportStanford HAIaiindex.stanford.edu2024-04
AI Index Report 2024reportMaslej, Fattorini, Perrault et al.hai.stanford.edu2024-04Stanford HAI
On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation ModelspaperKevin Klyman, Rishi Bommasani et al.crfm.stanford.edu2024-02
Foundation Model Transparency Index v1.0reportRishi Bommasani, Kevin Klyman, Daniel Zhang, Percy Liangcrfm.stanford.edu2023-10
Foundation Model Transparency IndexpaperBommasani, Klyman, Longpre et al.arxiv.org2023-10Stanford CRFM
Do Foundation Model Providers Comply with the EU AI Act?reportCRFM teamcrfm.stanford.edu2023-06
Alpaca: A Strong, Replicable Instruction-Following ModelpaperRohan Taori, Ishaan Gulrajani, Tianyi Zhang, Yann Dubois et al.crfm.stanford.edu2023-03
AI Index Report 2023reportStanford HAIhai.stanford.edu2023
Holistic Evaluation of Language Models (HELM)paperPercy Liang, Rishi Bommasani, Tony Lee et al.crfm.stanford.edu2022-11
Enhancing International Cooperation in AI Research: The Case for a Multilateral AI Research Institutepolicy-briefStanford HAIhai.stanford.edu2022
AI Index Report 2022reportStanford HAIaiindex.stanford.edu2022
On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation ModelspaperRishi Bommasani et al. (113+ authors)crfm.stanford.edu2021-08
AI Index Report 2021reportStanford HAIhai.stanford.edu2021
AI Index Report 2019reportStanford HAIhai.stanford.edu2019

Divisions

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Program

Annual report tracking AI progress. Founded by Yoav Shoham. Editor: Nestor Maslej.

Lab·Percy Liang

175+ researchers, 10+ departments. HELM, FMTI, Alpaca, Ecosystem Graphs.

Program

Policy briefs, Congressional Boot Camp on AI (since 2019), Global Policymakers in Residence.

Program

Joint Stanford Medicine + HAI. Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health.

Lab·Daniel Ho

Partners with EPA, IRS, Dept of Labor. AI for government modernization.

Lab·Erik Brynjolfsson

GDP-B Index, Digitalist Papers, AI productivity research.

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