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How AI Could Help Bring Down the Cost of College

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In a new article from the Wall Street Journal, Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, highlights how the rise of AI could ultimately reduce the cost college tuition.…Read More

Creative Intelligence

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Creative Intelligence A Fireside Chat with Wharton Professor Kartik Hosanagar and Cade Metz, NYT Technology Reporter and Author of Genius Makers December 12, 2024 | 5:00-8:00 pm PST Wharton San Francisco 2 Harrison Street, Floor 6 San Francisco, CA 94105 Businesses and individuals alike are scrambling to stay ahead of…Read More

Navigating Generative AI’s Early Years – AI Adoption Report

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AI at Wharton 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 AI at Wharton, and Mary Purk, former Executive Director of AI at Wharton, 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).…Read More

Designing an AI-Ready Framework for Chief Data Officers to Maximize AI Value

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On June 6th, 2024, AI at Wharton partnered with Informatica to bring dozens of industry leaders and Chief Data Analytics Officers (CDAOs) to Wharton’s campus for a collaborative brainstorming session with many of our leading AI academics. Their goal was to design a framework for companies and their CDOs to reference in order to responsibly and effectively leverage generative AI and increase value for their firms. We are thrilled to now publish the result of their combined efforts through a new white paper: “Designing an AI-Ready Data Framework for CDOs to Maximize AI Value.”…Read More

AI Can’t Replace You at Work. Here’s Why.

Large language models lack emotion and self-consciousness, but they appear to generate reasonable answers to moral quandaries. Professor Christian Terwiesch, Co-Director of the Mack Institute of Innovation Management, spoke with Scientific American about his research on AI and its ability to provide input on ethical decision-making.…Read More

Dozens of Researchers Present at Wharton’s Inaugural AI and the Future of Work Conference

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On May 22 and 23, AI at Wharton hosted its first-ever AI and the Future of Work Conference at the Wharton School. This two-day conference saw hundreds of industry and academia members gather to hear from more than 40 leading experts on how artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace.…Read More

AI and the Future of Work Conference Recordings 2024

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Miss out on the inaugural AI and the Future of Work Conference at Wharton this year? We’ve got you covered with recordings from the conference here. …Read More

2nd Annual Business & Generative AI Workshop Speakers

Speakers Event DetailsAgendaLogisticsRegistration AI at Wharton presents the 2nd Annual Business & Generative AI Workshop sponsored by September 5-6, 2024 Wharton San Francisco 2 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Keynotes Erik Brynjolfsson is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab at…Read More

2nd Annual Business & Generative AI Workshop Agenda

Agenda Event DetailsSpeakersLogisticsRegistration AI at Wharton presents the 2nd Annual Business & Generative AI Workshop sponsored by September 5-6, 2024 Wharton San Francisco 2 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94105 VIEW THE AGENDA HERE *Agenda is subject to change.

AI Tools Come with Risks. This Wharton Professor is Teaching ‘Accountable AI.’

(Outlet: The Philadelphia Inquirer) Kevin Werbach, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, is leading a course on “accountable AI” to address the risks and limitations of artificial intelligence. The course aims to help businesses understand and mitigate AI-related issues, including bias and significant errors. Werbach emphasizes the importance of creating effective accountability frameworks within organizations to manage AI systems responsibly.…Read More