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Vanessa
Parli
Director of Research
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Vanessa Parli is the Director of Research at HAI. She leads the HAI grant programs, research convenings, student groups and “state of AI” reports such as the AI 100 and the AI Index where she is a member of the Steering Committee. Her team also analyzes the effectiveness of these programs to continuously improve HAI’s ability to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations internal and external to Stanford. Prior to Stanford, Vanessa worked in management consulting where she utilized statistics, machine learning and other data science methodologies to advise government agencies, large biotech companies and nonprofit organizations. Vanessa holds an MS in Engineering Management and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University.
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29 April 2025 09:15 - 09:45
Fireside Chat: AI at a crossroads - How the U.S. can lead responsibly
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant future — it’s actively reshaping economies, governance, and daily life. Russell Wald, Executive Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), draws on the 2025 AI Index — one of the world’s most cited and trusted resources on the state of AI — to explore the global AI race and its implications for U.S. leadership, innovation, and policy. He will reflect on the Paris AI Action Summit as a pivotal global inflection point, analyze growing competition from China, and underscore the urgent need to invest in open research and talent development. Wald will also share Stanford HAI’s vision for pragmatic, science-based governance that ensures AI serves the public good.