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In this Closer Look, CGRI examines the formal and informal advice networks that corporate directors rely on to improve decision making and performance.

This issue features guidance on using AI with licensed resources, information on an exciting Yen cluster expansion, an update from the archives, news from the Behavior Lab, a recap of recent workshops, and more.

How prevalent are AI bots in online samples, and can you spot human subjects using large language models (LLMs) to complete surveys? In this session, Nick Stagnaro, a survey researcher at Stanford and MIT, will discuss his recent research on the current state of AI bots in online samples.

Data providers understandably want to limit your use of AI with their data. We are committed to licensing data so that it can be used with AI. Learn about the limits and horizons for AI use in social science research.

Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing how we convert raw documents into structured datasets—but how well do they handle messy, real-world data? Join the Data, Analytics, and Research Computing (DARC) team to explore a benchmark dataset for information extraction.

Researchers, including GC Lab Faculty Director Susan Athey, described workflows, experiments, and replications AI has made possible in under a year – and argued this may be the best moment in a generation to do empirical social science.

In this Closer Look, CGRI provides a detailed examination of the labor market for directorships among the senior executives of publicly traded U.S. companies with a focus on non-CEO-level executives.

Stanford researchers can now access SNL Insurance Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. In this session, we introduce the data and review how it is structured and accessible in Redivis and Capital IQ Pro.

Topics include: SNL insurance data, LLMs for information extraction, using AI with licensed resources, and mitigating AI threats in survey research. Register to attend.

Anat Admati, CASI co-faculty director, and Amit Seru, CGRI co-faculty director, share their views on the banking industry and the Federal Reserve in this CASI-led event.

This collection features research by the Rapid Decarbonization Initiative, which examines the challenges and opportunities for the electricity, transportation, and industrial sectors that emerge from the transition to a decarbonized energy future.

In this piece for the World Economic Forum, IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi makes a case for why schools, governments, business leaders, and parents should encourage young people to learn and talk about money.

Stanford researchers now have access to two new products from S&P Global Market Intelligence: "SNL Banks, Thrifts, Insurance, and Financial Services" and "SNL Insurance."

In this CASI-led event, University of Chicago Booth Professor Linda Ginzel and Stanford GSB Senior Associate Dean Deborah Gruenfeld share the moments that shape how they lead.

CASI Co-Faculty Directors Anat Admati and Paul Pfleiderer, with Nathan Atkinson, share why corporate guardrails fail when misconduct is profitable, potentially fueling further unlawful behavior.

IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi is highlighted in this Smithsonian Magazine article as a woman trailblazer in the field of financial literacy.

In this Closer Look, CGRI examines the outcomes of a sample of 40 grants issued to 28 CEOs, including how much realizable compensation was earned by the CEO and how the company’s stock-price performance compared to market benchmarks.