Wharton Webinar Series
AI Horizons
Looking Towards the Horizon
Explore the evolving world of artificial intelligence with the AI Horizons webinar series, hosted by Wharton Human–AI Research. This series dives into the latest AI research, applications, and industry trends—highlighting how emerging technologies are shaping the future of business. Episodes feature a range of expert voices, from leading academic researchers to authors of influential white papers, industry reports, and popular press books. Whether sharing new research insights or real-world use cases, each conversation offers a fresh perspective on the rapidly shifting AI landscape.
Upcoming Webinars
AI and Innovation: How AI Impacts the Quality and Diversity of Creative Ideas
Thursday, September 25, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
Join Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and John C. Hower Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series.
He will be joined by Anil Doshi, Assistant Professor at UCL School of Management; Oliver Hauser, Professor of Economics and AI Institute Deputy Director at the University of Exeter; and Leonard Boussioux, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business.
Together, they will explore how AI shapes the quality and diversity of creative ideas—and what this means for innovation across industries. The panel will discuss both the opportunities AI creates for expanding creative possibilities and the potential risks of narrowing idea diversity.
How Disruptive Will Generative AI Be?
Monday, October 20, 2:00-3:00pm ET
Join Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series.
In this conversation, he will speak with Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategy at London Business School, and Lead Advisor at Evolution Ltd.
Together, they will examine how generative AI is reshaping industries, business models, and competitive dynamics — and consider just how disruptive this technology may be in the years ahead.
Corporate Adoption of GenAI: Insights from the Wharton Tracker
Thursday, December 4, 12:00-1:00pm ET
Join Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sonny Tambe, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series.
They will be joined by Jeremy Korst, Partner at GBK Collective, to share findings from the 2025 AI Adoption Report.
The discussion will cover the latest trends in corporate generative AI adoption, highlight sector-specific patterns, and offer practical takeaways for organizations navigating the evolving AI landscape—including three narrative themes from the 2025 AI Adoption Report:
- Return on investment (ROI): Gen AI investment is starting to shift from exploration to exploitation, with ROI now the core filter for funding and high-impact use cases leading the way.
- Human capital questions: Gen AI success hinges on complementing tech investments with the right leadership, culture, and change management.
- Full steam ahead: Gen AI has leapt from experimentation to an everyday essential, with expertise surging and practical use cases like editing, summarization, and sales content driving the biggest wins.
Previous Webinars
The Wharton Blueprint for Effective AI Chatbots
April 25, 2024
What makes an AI chatbot truly effective—and how can businesses design interactions that build trust, satisfaction, and real results? In this episode of AI Horizons, Professor Stefano Puntoni, faculty co-director of Wharton Human-AI Research, and Thomas McKinlay, founder of Science Says, introduce The Wharton Blueprint for Effective AI Chatbots, a research-driven guide to smarter chatbot design.
Firms’ Adoption of AI
November 22, 2024
Bob Meyer, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research is joined by Anastassia Fedyk, Assistant Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business, Kristina McElheran, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, and Gregor Schubert, Assistant Professor of Finance, UCLA Anderson School of Management for this installment of our AI Horizons webinar series. Together, the group presents research and discusses research on the topic of AI adoption and utilization across different firms.
How Can Employees Leverage Artificial Intelligence?
November 15, 2024
In this installment of Wharton Human-AI Research’s AI Horizons series, three leading academics Anil Doshi, Assistant professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the UCL School of Management, Alex Moehring, Assistant professor at the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University, and Nick Pangakis, PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, join Mary Purk, Former Executive Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, for a well-researched conversation on collaboration between workers and AI.
AI’s Effect on Human Ability
November 8, 2024
In this installment of Wharton Human-AI Research’s AI Horizons webinar series, Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, hears from Sungwoo Cho, Assistant Professor of Economics at the US Military Academy at West Point, Antonios Stamatogiannakis, Assistant Professor of Marketing at IE University, and Xi Kang, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Economics at Vanderbilt University, as they present their research on the ways in which AI impacts and augments natural human ability.
AI’s Effect on the Workforce
November 1, 2024
Mary Purk, Former Executive Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, is joined by Morgan Frank, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Emma Rockall, PhD candidate at Stanford University, and Nataliya Wright, Assistant Professor at the Columbia Business for an installment of Wharton Human-AI Research’s AI Horizons Webinar series. The trio of academics present their latest research on how AI is impacting the workforce, and take a look at what the future of work may look like as AI tools become more sophisticated and ubiquitous.
Will AI and Computer Vision Replace Jobs?
October 25, 2024
Neil Thompson, Director of FutureTech at MIT, joins Mary Purk, Former Executive Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, for an installment of Wharton Human-AI Research’s ongoing AI Horizons series. Thompson also presents data on the cost and scale of AI and computer vision systems in work environments to determine the financial feasibility of large scale job replacement.
The Truth About AI Adoption in Business: The 2024 AI Adoption Report
October 21, 2024
Wharton Human-AI Research is thrilled to have partnered with GBK Collective to produce Growing Up: Navigating Gen AI’s Early Years. This is an extensively researched report that provides an in-depth analysis of the state of Generative AI (Gen AI) adoption, its business applications, and future prospects.
Written by Jeremy Korst, Partner, GBK Collective, Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, and Mary Purk, Former Executive Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, this report comes at a critical moment in AI’s evolution, as companies transition from initial excitement to deeper experimentation and efforts to prove the Return on Investment (ROI).
How Workers Can Protect their Skills and Experience in the Age of AI
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 Wharton Human-AI Research, 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, Former Executive Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, 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.
Large Language Models – Promise or Peril?
October 4, 2024
In the latest installment of Wharton Human-AI Research’s AI Horizons webinar series, Wharton professor Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research 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.
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 Wharton Human-AI Research. 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 Wharton Human-AI Research, 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 >>