Stanford University · School of Medicine · Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences staiadmin@stanford.edu

News, Events & Media Coverage

Stanford Translational AI Lab (STAI)

24Sep 2026
LinkedIn

🤖 A great day at the Stanford Robotics Center (SRC)! Huge thanks to Steve Cousins and Michelle Baldonado for…

showing us around. We met some incredible robots and learned about the cutting-edge projects underway at the SRC. We're particularly excited about the SOAR project with older adults – work that aligns closely with STAI Lab's projects supporting seniors’ independence. Our lab looks forward to continued collaboration with the SRC on gait analysis and locomotion research as we work toward human-centered robotic soluti…

View on LinkedIn →
04Sep 2026
LinkedIn

It’s been a remarkable year at the Stanford Translational AI (STAI) Lab, and it was a pleasure to come…

together at our recent mini-symposium to celebrate our community and the work we’ve accomplished together. We were excited to showcase research from our postdocs, PhD, master’s, and undergraduate students, highlighting the breadth of work at the intersection of health AI, computational neuroscience, and computer vision. From early detection of dementia and digital biomarkers for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s di…

View on LinkedIn →
31Mar,2025
Media Coverage

Can AI Replace Your Therapist? The Benefits, Risks and Unsettling Truths

AI models are trained to mimic patterns found in data,” said Ehsan Adeli, director of the Stanford Translational AI in Medicine and Mental Health Lab. “They recognize and respond to textual cues, but they don’t really understand emotions the way humans do. Instead, they simulate an understanding by processing massive amounts of data.

News Link: KQED →