🔔 You have (1) new message 🔔 #CodeinPlace 2023 is happening soon. Stanford Engineering's intro to #programming course is coming to a computer near you. Be on the lookout for applications 👀

Delighted to be working with Chris Piech on a new offering of Code in Place this Spring! Applications are are open now and due April 10. Please come join us as a section leader or a student! ⤵️

Come join us at Code in Place Stanford Code in Place! You can be a student or a section leader. Application are open until April 10, 2023 at codeinplace.stanford.edu

The British paperback of System Error is out now. Thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for putting this out just at the moment that generative AI is all the rage. The final chapter of the book begins with the origin story of OpenAI. hodder.co.uk/titles/rob-rei…

So excited about teaching Code in Place again in a few weeks! There is still time to apply!

Wonderful to see Dan Ho providing testimony to Congress. He has the combination of legal and technical expertise that's needed for grappling with these issues. And delighted to co-teach a class on "Data and Society" next year with Dan and Jennifer Widom (Stanford Dean of Engr).

Stanford is again offering its online Code In Place class, the third time the free coding course has been provided. It’s an approach other college should emulate. trib.al/030gzys

Our video with Stanford Video, AI at Stanford 1962–2022 last night won Gold at the 52nd Northern California Area Emmy Awards 2023 (EmmySFTV) in the Science and Technology Category, following on from earlier Gold and Silver Telly Awards. Full video (13m): youtube.com/watch?v=Cn6nmW…

Message of the year: How do you spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest. 🏆 Governor JB Pritzker

Congratulations to Rob Reich for being named the McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology at Stanford University! Rob is a tremendous force for ethics at the university and beyond. So well deserved!

My amazing colleague Fei-Fei Li has published a memoir about her scientific journey in AI. She also looks forward to the responsible use of AI for the benefit of humanity. Can't wait to get a copy!

Excited to be teaching a new iteration of the class on ethics, technology, and public policy with Rob Reich and Jeremy Weinstein. Applications are now open at tinyurl.com/ethicstechpp

Just released: Fantastic short videos on how AI works — from chatbots to generative AI — in terms anyone can understand at code.org/aivideos plus a free professional learning series for teachers to use AI in their classroom: code.org/ai101 #ai101

Excited to be speaking about AI at #thegrill2023, TheWrap's tech and entertainment conference on Oct. 4 in Los Angeles. More information about the conference at: thegrill2023.splashthat.com

Wonderful talks today at Cyber Policy Center. It was great hearing the insights of State Secretary Carme Artigas, Nate Persily, Dave Willner - @[email protected], Florence G'sell, Gerard de Graaf, and Dan Ho, and then having follow-up conversations over lunch.

#TheGrill2023 🤖We are discussing the current state of #Ai with Mehran Sahami, Professor & Chair, Computer Science, Stanford University “AI enables more possibilities, more creativity, and also one of the possibilities that it creates job displacement. But people ultimately make

My amazing colleague Fei-Fei Li's book "The Worlds I See" is coming out in just a couple weeks. She just got the first print copies. It should be a fantastic read! You can pre-order it in the link from the post below. ⤵️

Many ethics fellowship opportunities available at Stanford. The Embedded Ethics Fellows work closely with faculty in computer science to help infuse modules on ethical issues in context into CS classes. Come join us in this work! More info⤵️

Very much looking forward to discussing our book "System Error: How Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot" (co-authored with Rob Reich and Jeremy Weinstein) with radhika shah, jenna Nicholas, and Lisa Kurbiel ⤵️

#CodeinPlace is back and better than ever! Our giant intro-to-coding party is taking applications for 2024 and we're excited for our next group of passionate learners from around the world. Apply by April 11, 2024: codeinplace.stanford.edu