Introducing the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, featuring Condoleezza Rice and Jennifer Widom

 

The Hoover Institution and Stanford University School of Engineering announced an innovative project and publication dedicated to exploring the breakthroughs and policy implications of cutting-edge technologies that are shaping our societies and economies.

 

In this video, the Review’s esteemed co-chairs, Condoleezza Rice, director of the Hoover Institution, and Jennifer Widom, dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford University, provide highlights of this unique collaboration. The partnership combines scientific expertise from leading Stanford researchers in ten emerging technology areas with policy insights provided by the Hoover fellowship.

Rice and Widom describe how the Review will conduct a comprehensive examination and analysis of the policy implications surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology, Space Technologies, and other critical areas. The video strongly emphasizes the imperative of using these technologies responsibly and sheds light on potential risks if autocracies and other malign actors gain undue advantages.

Further, the video underscores the pivotal role academia plays in nurturing scientific research and understanding. Rice and Widom illustrate how the Stanford Emerging Technology Review aims to initiate a vital conversation about navigating our rapidly evolving future. This dialogue, led by expert voices at the forefront of scientific research and public policy, emphasizes the necessity for responsible innovation and thoughtful consideration of the challenges that lie ahead.

Learn more about the Stanford Emerging Technology Review at https://setr.stanford.edu/.