The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI has announced that digital services and consulting firm Infosys has joined the Stanford HAI Corporate Affiliate Program. The program brings together industry and Stanford faculty to explore research, policy, and education opportunities related to responsibly building and implementing artificial intelligence. 

The HAI Corporate Affiliate Program engages with companies that share HAI's mission to advance AI research, education, policy, and practice to improve the human condition. The program provides the opportunity for these companies to interact with Stanford faculty and other corporate members through educational experiences, lectures, research, and more.

In an official statement, Mohammed Rafee Tarafdar, Infosys CTO expressed his excitement for this collaboration. The CTO remarked that through this collaboration, Infosys will support the development of cutting edge thought leadership and research that will help enterprises accelerate their AI journey in a responsible manner.

As a member of the affiliate program, Infosys will engage in areas around responsible AI - particularly the study of risks like bias, security threats, privacy violations, and copyright infringement while also improving transparency; AI model optimization for cost and scale; and well-designed, thoughtful AI agents that can improve processes.

According to HAI Co-director James Landay, Stanford HAI plays an integral role in helping accelerate advancements in foundation models while highlighting areas of concern regarding safety and societal impact. He shared that the team is looking forward to welcoming Infosys as a corporate affiliate member as they aim to unlock novel use cases, conduct new research, and develop thoughtful designs to ensure this technology benefits humans rather than causes harm.

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Stanford University