Stanford Robotics Center partners with Stanford HAI for AI research, policy [Video]

The Stanford Robotics Center and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence last week launched a partnership to identify responsible uses for AI. The initiative will involve interdisciplinary research into how humanity can benefit from the latest technological advances and that those benefits are broadly shared, said the organizations.

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) and Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) said they want to respond to rapid advances in AI and take the opportunity for AI to accelerate the field of robotics.

Oussama Khatib, director of the SRC, and Fei-Fei Li, John Etchemendy, and James Landay, co-directors of HAI, will co-lead the project. The team aims to address the technical, societal, and economic challenges confronted in fields that use robotics including health and wellness, education, sustainability, and the future of work.

Partners to explain AI, robotics work to policymakers

“We’re thrilled to be collaborating on this exciting venture,” stated Khatib. “We’re just beginning to understand the …