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Benefiting Business and Society

Technology Initiative of Stanford Leadership Institute

New technologies are rapidly transforming how we live and work, and today’s leaders are grappling with both the opportunities and long-term implications of this shift. The Technology Initiative brings together experts across industries and disciplines to explore how innovation is reshaping markets and institutions and create strategies and solutions to drive beneficial change in business and society.

Technology Research

At Stanford, cutting-edge research is the engine behind new ideas that inform, inspire, and shape the decisions that impact our collective future.

Emerging technologies like AI and machine learning are transforming business, organizations, and society. Our research explores how market shaping and incentives drive innovation and the creation of impactful technologies. We examine technology-based solutions from development to adoption, scaling, and governance. By advancing new methods and frameworks, we aim to improve how technologies are developed, tested, and implemented.

Measuring Perceived Slant in Large Language Models Through User Evaluations
Research Project

This study finds that all large language models are left-leaning, even by Democratic respondents, and a simple tweak to system instructions measurably reduces this tilt. The method is readily transferable to any model, topic, or population, giving firms, regulators, and scholars a practical tool for monitoring and mitigating ideological distortion in an algorithmically curated information environment.

Publication Search
Working Paper

Behavioral Generative Agents for Energy Operations

Cong Chen, Omer Karaduman, Kuang Xu
February282026
Working Paper

Financial Regulation and AI: A Faustian Bargain?

Christopher Clayton, Antonio Coppola
2026

Upcoming Technology Events

We convene prominent scholars and leaders to present their research, engage in dialogue, and gain a deeper understanding of how the latest innovations in technology are impacting our world.

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Technology Events Coverage

School Stories & News Opensearch
April 16, 2026
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Huang and Khanna: Global Talent, Smart Rules, and Reindustrialization Can Keep the U.S. Ahead in AI

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Congressman Ro Khanna met at Stanford to discuss U.S. AI leadership and requirements for continued success.
Photo of H.R. McMasters speaking with Jensen Huang and Ro Khanna on stage
January 05, 2026
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AI Is Transforming How Brands Connect With Their Audiences

GSB conference explores AI-driven opportunities for better personalization, as well as risks.
April 30, 2025
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Scholars Meet at Hoover to Discuss Possibility of Ideologically Neutral AI in a Polarized World

Recognizing the rising power of AI to influence how information is created and consumed, scholars gathered to discuss ways to create generative AI models all Americans can trust.
Designing Trustworthy AI Conference Room Photo

AI Research Flash Talks

This quarterly event offers a dynamic forum for GSB faculty and industry researchers to share their latest findings on the developments in AI that are shaping our world.

Through a series of dynamic sessions, presenters have an opportunity to showcase emerging research and engage in meaningful dialogue.

News from the Institute

School Stories & News Opensearch
April 16, 2026
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Huang and Khanna: Global Talent, Smart Rules, and Reindustrialization Can Keep the U.S. Ahead in AI

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Congressman Ro Khanna met at Stanford to discuss U.S. AI leadership and requirements for continued success.
Photo of H.R. McMasters speaking with Jensen Huang and Ro Khanna on stage
February 04, 2026
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Scholars Discuss the Promises and Challenges of Decentralized Governance

At a Hoover Institution conference, Stanford GSB professors explored the governance of American universities and decentralized autonomous organizations.
January 05, 2026
Written

AI Is Transforming How Brands Connect With Their Audiences

GSB conference explores AI-driven opportunities for better personalization, as well as risks.

We prepare leaders to navigate and shape the complex forces changing our world.