Wharton Webinar Series
AI Horizons
Looking Towards the Horizon
The AI Horizons webinar series, hosted by AI at Wharton, offers an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence business applications and their implications for various industries and companies. Each session features a lineup of distinguished academic speakers – including leading AI researchers and professors from top universities – who share their latest findings and theoretical advancements at the intersection of AI and business. These webinars often include interactive segments, where participants can pose questions to the experts, and gain a deeper understanding of AI trends, research directions, and future opportunities in the field. To register for upcoming AI Horizons webinars, be sure to check out our Events page.
“The Skill Code” with Author Matt Beane
October 18, 2024
Matt Beane, Assistant Professor of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of “The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines,” joins Bob Meyer, Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, for a conversation on how workers can protect their skills and experiences in an age of intelligent machines.
Delivering Value with AI Investments
October 11, 2024
In this installment of AI Horizons, Mary Purk, Executive Director of AI at Wharton, speaks with Randy Bean, CEO and Co-Founder of NewVantage Partners, and author of “Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI” about how to maximize value in investing using artificial intelligence.
LLMs – Promise or Peril?
October 4, 2024
In the latest installment of AI at Wharton’s AI Horizons webinar series, Wharton professor Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton is joined by David Rothschild, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research, about whether the optimistic promise that Large Language Models (LLMs) provide ultimately outweigh the concerns they present.
Previous Webinars
The AI-Savvy Leader
June 7, 2024
Dive deep into a stimulating conversation between David De Cremer, author of “The AI-Savvy Leader: 9 Ways to Take Back Control and Make AI Work,” and Stefano Puntoni, faculty co-director of AI at Wharton. Explore how leaders can reclaim their pivotal role in AI implementation, driving their organizations toward a growth-centric AI future. Read More >>
Co-Intelligence
May 10, 2024
In a dynamic discussion originally hosted on the Wharton School’s LinkedIn page, Ethan Mollick, associate professor of management, and Stefano Puntoni, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing and faculty co-director of AI at Wharton, explore Mollick’s new book, Co-Intelligence. Read More >>
AI and Innovation
March 1, 2024
From crowdsourcing to search engines, emergent AI tools can help us innovate and drive progress in nearly every field. Hear from leading researchers from across academia about the ways artificial intelligence will help inform new developments. Read More >>
AI and the Workforce
February 16, 2024
When deployed correctly, generative artificial intelligence can help employees become more innovative, free them from mundane tasks, and improve their communication skills. AI can help employees bring their best selves to work. Read More >>
AI and Machine Creativity
February 2, 2024
Guest scholars offered glimpses into the profound ways in which AI is changing everything and shared their excitement for Apple Vision Pro. Read More >>
AI and Wellbeing
December 15, 2023
Following the public release of ChatGPT in late 2022, Stack Overflow experienced a significant decline in daily visits by 1 million, indicating a 15% traffic reduction in four months, highlighting a shift towards automated answers and a social effect where users prefer AI-generated responses over human interaction. Read More >>