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Peter Scher

Peter L. Scher is the vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of the Greater Washington Partnership. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase in 2008, he was the managing partner of the Washington, DC, office of law firm Mayer Brown LLP and spent nearly a decade in public service.

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Stanford launches emerging-tech project co-led by Hoover Institution’s Condoleezza Rice

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is helping lead a new Stanford University initiative to provide “one-stop shopping” for government, businesses and the public to obtain timely information about new and evolving technologies.

December 08, 2023
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Hoover research fellow Herbert Lin, the director and editor-in-chief of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review explains that advancements in a single field of emerging technology leads to advancements in others.
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Hoover Institution and School of Engineering launch emerging technology review

The Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR), a “one-stop-shopping primer” for policymakers on advancements in 10 key emerging technology areas, launched its first report in November.

December 08, 2023
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Introducing the Stanford Emerging Technology Review featuring Condoleezza Rice and Jennifer Widom

Introducing the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, an innovative project and publication dedicated to exploring the breakthroughs and policy implications of cutting-edge technologies that are shaping our societies and economies.In this video, the Review’s…

December 05, 2023 by Condoleezza Rice, Jennifer Widom
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Yi Cui to lead Sustainability Accelerator; Roland Horne named interim Precourt Institute director

Cui has been leading both the Sustainability Accelerator and the Precourt Institute for Energy since April. With Horne transitioning to interim director of the Precourt Institute, Cui will continue engaging with the accelerator’s efforts to generate…

November 10, 2023 by Yi Cui
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Stanford professors promote bio-literacy through digital education

Drew Endy and Jenn Brophy take a step toward educating the world about bioengineering with a course offered to high school students nationwide.

September 27, 2023 by Drew Endy
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Stanford AI professor Fei-Fei Li says we need more human-centered technology. Still, she had to convince herself to share her own story

A human story. Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li is an AI technologist known for her work to make the fast-moving technology more human, a crusade she launched via a widely-read 2018 New York Times op-ed. When she started to write a book, she focused on that work—…

November 15, 2023 by Fei-Fei Li
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AI is at an inflection point, Fei-Fei Li says

The renowned AI researcher shares her thoughts on the hard problems that lie ahead for the field.

November 14, 2023 by Fei-Fei Li
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Fei-Fei Li Started an AI Revolution by Seeing Like an Algorithm

Researcher Fei-Fei Li’s ImageNet project provided the feedstock for the deep learning boom that brought the world ChatGPT and other world-changing AI systems.

November 10, 2023 by Fei-Fei Li
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Trailblazing computer scientist Fei-Fei Li on human-centered AI

What is the boundary of the universe? What is the beginning of time?These are the questions that captivated computer scientist Fei-Fei Li as a budding physicist. As she moved through her studies, she began to ask new questions — ones about human and machine…

November 10, 2023 by Fei-Fei Li
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Stanford Emerging Technology Review Launches with Public Event Featuring Leading University Officials and Tech Experts

Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) – The Stanford Emerging Technology Review, an ambitious university-wide initiative dedicated to fostering a greater understanding among policymakers, industry leaders, and the attentive public about the breakthroughs and…

November 15, 2023
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