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The Hoover Institution’s Technology Policy Accelerator conducts research and develops insights that help government and business leaders better understand emerging technology and its geopolitical implications so they can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and advance American interests and values.

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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

Hoover Institution fellow Drew Endy said, “It’s a cell that was built, not born. It’s constructed, but it does what cells do.” 

July 1, 2026 featuring Drew Endy

via New York Times

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Max Lamparth on the State of Artificial Intelligence

Eyes on the prize: “widely available, trustworthy systems that sharpen human judgment.”

June 24, 2026 interview with Max Lamparth

via Defining Ideas

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Space Safety and Sustainability, Part II: Recommendations

Part 2 of this Space Safety and Sustainability report outlines urgent strategies for the United States to enhance space traffic coordination amid rapid satellite growth. It proposes a three-pillar approach: establishing clear domestic policies for data sharing; investing in advanced technologies like AI for space operations; and exporting US standards internationally. The authors emphasize a proactive approach to ensure the long-term safety, security, and sustainability of the orbital commons.

June 18, 2026 By Simone D’Amico, Tycho Bogdanowitsch, Walter J. Manuel, Yuji Takubo, Rebecca Wang

via Hoover Institution Press

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Update: DeepSeek AI and the Great Talent Competition

In April 2025, we analyzed the 223 researchers behind DeepSeek's first five papers and found that the company's talent ran deeper than the prevailing story allowed. This update extends the analysis to all seven of DeepSeek's foundational papers, adding V3.2 (December 2025) and V4 (April 2026). The author pool has grown to 356, but the findings from last year hold. More importantly, most have sharpened.

June 15, 2026 By Amy Zegart, Emerson Johnston

via Analysis

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The White House Unblocks AI Development

The new executive order corrects course but remains confused about what can be regulated. To read the working paper, click here.

June 9, 2026 By Steven Koonin

via Wall Street Journal

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You Should Have Moral Qualms about Anthropic's Qualms
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You Should Have Moral Qualms About Anthropic's Qualms

AI is a tool to make the military stronger and the country safer. It can’t be held hostage.

February 27, 2026 By Amy Zegart

via Freedom Frequency

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The Hoover Institution’s Technology Policy Accelerator Awarded $2.5 Million Grant By the Hewlett Foundation to Research Vectors of Strategic Technological Surprise

The Hoover Institution’s Technology Policy Accelerator program has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Hewlett Foundation to launch the Tech Futures Lab, an initiative designed to better anticipate potential strategic technological surprises and to help the United States strengthen resilience through improved planning and risk management.

February 10, 2026
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A Quest For Tech Knowledge—And Wisdom To Use It

The new issue of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review urges universities and free people to take hold of the future.

February 3, 2026 By Condoleezza Rice, Jennifer Widom, Amy Zegart

via Defining Ideas

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Shooting For The Moon

China’s lunar ambitions and what they mean for America.

November 21, 2025 interview with Dan Berkenstock, Martin Giles

via Defining Ideas

Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026

The Stanford Emerging Technology Review helps America’s public and private sectors better understand transformational technologies so that the United States can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure its innovation ecosystem continues to thrive. The product of a major new Stanford education initiative, its clear explanation of pivotal tech domains, recent developments within them, and what to look out for in the future makes it an indispensable guide to tomorrow’s world.

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Accelerating Defense Tech Innovation

Accelerating Defense Tech Innovation

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Bio-Strategies and Leadership

Bio-Strategies and Leadership

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Leadership for Responsible Space Policy

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Tech Futures Lab

Tech Futures Lab

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Tech Track 2

Tech Track II

Robotics

Robotics (coming soon)

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The Frontier of Neuroscience
June 23, 2026
The Frontier of Neuroscience
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From Atomic Foundations to Groundbreaking Technology
May 1, 2026
From Atomic Foundations to Groundbreaking Technology
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The Robots Are Taking Over?
February 6, 2026 interview with Bill Whalen, Allison Okamura

via Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters of Policy & Politics, Stanford Emerging Technology Review, Robots
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Enhancing The Warfighter’s Pipeline: Defense Tech & Venture Capital
November 4, 2025 By Dan Berkenstock

via PolicyEd

Enhancing the Warfighter’s Pipeline: Defense Tech & Venture Capital

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Amy Zegart

Amy Zegart

Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow

Amy Zegart is the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) at Stanford University. She is also a Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Chair of Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence and International Security Steering Committee, and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. She specializes in U.S. intelligence, emerging technologies and national security, grand strategy, and global political risk management.

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