Stanford HAI director discusses AI governance and research talent war

In a video interview recorded at the Imagination in Action Silicon Valley AI Summit, John Werner speaks with James Landay, Denning Director of Stanford HAI, about who controls the direction of AI development. Landay discusses efforts to educate lawmakers on AI policy, how Stanford balances collaboration with Big Tech companies against maintaining academic independence, and concerns about protecting children from AI-related harms.

The conversation also covers how Stanford itself is adopting AI tools internally, the ongoing competition between academia and industry for AI research talent, and findings from the AI Index report. Landay closes by addressing the relationship between AI safety, national sovereignty over AI systems, and the role of open-source models in that landscape.