AI-driven coding is shifting software engineering priorities, making critical thinking, architecture, and communication more valuable than ever.

A conversation with author Charles Duhigg about creating an open culture.

When things go wrong, efforts to hold people “accountable” in an organization rarely produce what leaders actually want. Instead, they see compliance without commitment and weakened performance over time. The core issue is: Accountability cannot be mandated; it must be chosen. Leaders frequently undermine this choice by rewarding certainty over learning, punishing mistakes, and equating clarity with control.

This year's report goes further than measuring psychological safety. We tested what shapes it - and what quietly undermines it. The findings cover five conditions: workplace loneliness, power dynamics, hierarchical level, turnover intention, and a pattern that appears in over 90% of measured segments. 

How much should responsible AI efforts focus on the technology’s displacement of human workers?

Six software engineering buzzwords that engineers are quietly rolling their eyes at in 2026 and the precise, credible language to replace them with.

Organizational silos killed the Titanic. Seven ice warnings ignored. This is what progressive organizations learned from it.

If the four-day workweek creates happier employees without a loss in productivity, why isn’t it more common in the United States? To answer this question, we asked our audience about what holds their companies back from adopting a shorter workweek, and collected any other questions they had about it.

There’s a Cold War that runs through almost every product team. The frontline folks—designers, PMs, engineers—are quietly frustrated. “Management is completely disconnected from reality,” they mutt…

At Stanford HAI, we believe AI is poised to be the most transformative technology of the 21st century. But its benefits won’t be evenly distributed unless we guide its development thoughtfully. The AI Index offers one of the most comprehensive, data-driven views of artificial intelligence. Recognized as a trusted resource by global media, governments, and leading companies, the AI Index equips policymakers, business leaders, and the public with rigorous, objective insights into AI’s technical progress, economic influence, and societal impact.