The Future of Everything The future of emerging technologies
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Nov 7, 2025 
Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State and current Stanford professor, shares her insights on the intersection of emerging technologies and public policy. She emphasizes the necessity for collaboration among industry, academia, and government to harness the potential of innovations like AI and quantum computing for the greater good. Rice advocates for light regulation to foster innovation while cautioning against the risks of powerful private entities influencing technology. She also highlights the crucial role of education in preparing future leaders in a rapidly changing landscape.
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Repairing University–Public Trust
- Universities must address a growing gulf with the public by showing upward mobility and open debate.
- Rice stresses need-blind admission, financial aid, and contestation of ideas as core university strengths.
Value Of Curiosity-Driven Research
- Fundamental, curiosity-driven university research remains vital and can't be fully market-driven.
- Long-term work on neural networks illustrates how early basic research enabled today's AI breakthroughs.
Engage Scientists With Policy Early
- Partner engineers and policymakers to anticipate national-security and societal impacts of frontier research.
- Rice advocates light-touch regulation while rapidly innovating to stay ahead of authoritarian competitors.