Events at Stanford
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23:38 Dec 01, 2021
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021. 10:00 AM. Location: Zoom Webinar The Hoover Institution hosts Eyes Wide Open: Ethical Risks in Research Collaboration with China on Wednesday, December 15 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST. The Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Automation (CASIA) is a global hub for research into artificial intelligence. It collaborates extensively with leading US universities and technology firms. But CASIA also develops public security and defense applications for the PRC state that facilitate mass surveillance and human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang. How can our research enterprise navigate a world full of such potential partners in authoritarian nations without compromising its democratic values, research ethics and integrity? ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Jeffrey Stoff is the founder of Redcliff Enterprises, a start-up that seeks to build public-private partnerships to protect research and intellectual capital. Stoff spent eighteen years in the US government as a senior analyst fo...