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Should you use ChatGPT to debug errors, or let an AI agent write your code from scratch? Join the DARC team to navigate the evolving landscape of AI coding tools, discover Stanford’s best practices, and learn how to keep your licensed data secure. Register to attend.

This presentation compares and contrasts three datasets that allow for historical research into public and private firms both in the U.S. and around the world, including at the establishment level. Stanford researchers have access to Orbis Historical, D&B U.S. and International Historical, and Data Axle’s Reference Solutions Historical Business datasets, which provide annual records of companies over decades. Watch recording.

Enhance your Qualtrics surveys with an embedded AI chat window that participants can use directly within your survey. Learn about the secure, easy-to-implement tool developed by the Behavioral Lab and DARC teams. Watch recording.

This issue covers a yen-slurm milestone; Bloomberg Terminal download limits; mitigating AI threats in survey research; new library resources, including additional Preqin modules; Hub updates; and more.

Topics include: AI integration in Qualtrics, comparisons of historical private company and establishment-level datasets, AI code development, and newly added Verisk/Infutor data spanning five additional years. Register to attend.

Amit Seru, co-faculty director of CGRI, joined fellow scholars at a Hoover Institution conference to examine governance models in American universities and decentralized autonomous organizations.

CGRI Co-Faculty Director David F. Larcker comments on the difficult but essential task of succession planning that boards must undertake, even when a company is thriving.

IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi emphasizes that while traditional retirement "rules of thumb" provide a baseline, effective planning requires updating and tailoring these strategies to fit each individual’s unique financial situation.

This LA Times article features commentary from David Larcker, co-faculty director of CGRI, on the recent starts and stops surrounding succession planning and the process of selecting a new CEO at Disney.

Research from two papers by Hau Lee, former co-faculty director of VCII, finds that new import duties pushed “ultra-fresh” fashion companies to pivot, leading to reduced consumer waste.

This Financial Times article quotes Ilya A. Strebulaev, faculty director of the Venture Capital Initiative, who argues that lower barriers to entry have stiffened competition for AI companies.

In this Project Syndicate opinion piece, CGRI Co-Faculty Director Amit Seru comments on what is undermining the Federal Reserve's independence and legitimacy.

The Initiative for Investing has sponsored additional Preqin modules to expand our access to private market and alternative asset data.

Anat Admati, CASI co-faculty director, outlines factors, such as risky banking practices and weak regulation, that could trigger a major global financial crisis in 2026.

Annamaria Lusardi, IFDM faculty director, shares how baby boomers built exceptional wealth by being able to buy or refinance homes when prices and interest rates were far lower.

David Larcker, CGRI co-faculty director, comments on why Tesla’s board would be interested in retaining Elon Musk to continue to deliver shareholder value.

This Insights article highlights the school’s AI-focused courses, research, and programming, including the GSB AI COP and DARC’s research support services.

A step-by-step guide to fine-tuning an open source model in the cloud and running inference on Stanford’s on-prem research computing platforms. Watch recording.

Amit Seru, CGRI co-faculty director, argues that U.S. banks need to hold more real capital instead of relying on government support in this Financial Times piece.

For GSB faculty, doctoral students, and staff. Explore GSB AI COP launch resources, learn how DARC used AI to turn centuries-old scans into text, and more.