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Researcher

Daniel E. Ho

As of October 2026, Daniel Ho is a Stanford law professor whose lab builds AI and data-science projects for government agencies. He earned a Harvard doctorate in government in 2004 and a Yale law degree in 2005. In April 2022 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appointed him to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee. A 2025 journal article he co-wrote on legal research tools reported that products from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters each hallucinated between 17% and 33% of the time. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024 and held a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 2025–2026.

Timeline

  1. 2004–2005

    Degrees in government and law

    A Harvard PhD in government arrives in 2004, and a Yale Law School JD follows in 2005.

  2. 2018–2019

    Directing the RegLab

    In 2018 he becomes director of the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab, and in 2019 he becomes associate director of Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

  3. April 2022

    A seat on NAIAC

    In April 2022, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appoints him to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, which advises the President.

  4. 2024

    Elected to the Academy

    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects him in 2024 as one of seven Stanford scholars.

  5. 2025

    Testing legal AI research tools

    The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies publishes 'Hallucination-Free?' in 2025 with his co-authorship. Its abstract reports that LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters legal tools each hallucinate between 17% and 33% of the time.

  6. 2025–2026

    A behavioral sciences fellowship

    His fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences covers 2025–2026.

  7. As of October 2026

    A Stanford law professorship

    He is William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law at Stanford. His lab's demonstration projects with government agencies bring data science and AI into public policy.

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  1. Daniel E. Ho - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Daniel Ho's Profile | Stanford Profiles profiles.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints 27 Members to National AI Advisory Committee | NIST nist.gov. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Stanford’s Daniel Ho Appointed as Advisor to Biden Administration’s National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee | Stanford HAI hai.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Awards & Appointments | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) siepr.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. [2405.20362] Hallucination-Free? Assessing the Reliability of Leading AI Legal Research Tools arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Daniel Ho | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences casbs.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. About | Daniel E. Ho dho.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.