The 2026 AI Index Report | Stanford HAI

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...

You Are Not a Function – by Brendan McCord

As Prussia began rebuilding from the wreckage, most people assumed it needed more officers, administrators, and engineers. People who could do things. The task of designing the new system of education fell to a thirty-two-year-old diplomat named Wilhelm von Humboldt....

Plaid Integration Provides Full View of Personal Finances

Major investment firms, retail traders, and six of the Mag 7 use Perplexity for financial work. Perplexity is also a personal finance hub. More than 75% of Perplexity users visit monthly to ask financial questions.  Today, through the financial data network Plaid,...

The Death of the “Role”: Why Workflows Beat Headcount

Most businesses operate on a fundamentally flawed assumption: they think they need to hire for “roles”. You write a job description for a “Marketing Manager”. You interview candidates. You hire someone, hand them a laptop, and pay them a salary to sit in a designated...