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We need lighthouses to guide where this technology is going. It cannot be for one company making money. It has to be centered around human dignity, human well-being.

Fei-Fei Li, founding co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, shares why humans need to be at the center of advancements in artificial intelligence.

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Groundbreaking innovations that begin in Stanford labs flow freely into private industry to improve human well-being, fuel the economy, and strengthen American competitiveness.

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The Life Machines

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Stanford Medicine Professor Daria Mochly-Rosen and Emanuel Rosen explain mitochondria’s role in human health and the lifestyle habits that will leverage their benefits.

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The Division of Rationalized Labor

Michelle Jackson

Michelle Jackson, associate professor of sociology, explains a paradox in how the division of labor has evolved over the last 150 years: Many of today’s occupations have both more specialization and a wider range of responsibilities.

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