AI in Focus: How Are AI and Robotics Redefining Productivity?

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Adopting new technologies like AI and robots can drastically shift an organization’s processes from top to bottom. Wharton professor Lynn Wu joins Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss how automation and artificial intelligence impact physical labor, productivity, and human resources. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: How Is AI Affecting Innovation Management?

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Wharton’s Christian Terwiesch and Valery Yakubovich join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss AI’s influence on innovation management, from risk assessment and strategy to organization and value capture. How can businesses use AI to ideate and better meet customer needs? This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: How Does AI Impact Education?

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Wharton professor Ethan Mollick joins Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss AI’s impact on education: How is generative AI being used by students? Should teachers embrace AI in the classroom? Their conversation touches on the latest developments in ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, and how they will affect educators and the workforce at large. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: How Can AI Improve Health Care?

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Wharton professors Hamsa Bastani and Marissa King join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss AI’s widespread application in health care: where it’s already being used successfully, like radiology, and where challenges loom large, like implementation and clinical resistance. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: How Can AI and the Human Brain Work Together?

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Wharton’s Elizabeth (Zab) Johnson and Michael Platt join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss how AI is being used in neuroscience to better understand the human brain. The conversation covers remarkable research developments in measuring brain activity, replicating speech and mobility, mental health, and more. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: Can AI Make You a Better Manager?

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While workers are looking at AI to boost their productivity, so are managers. Wharton professors Matthew Bidwell and Sonny Tambe join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss AI’s transformation of human resources, offering guidance for managers and decision-makers on ways to leverage AI to improve the workplace while dealing with uncertainty and other rising concerns. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More

AI in Focus: What Is the Future of AI?

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AI is here and it’s not going away. Wharton professors Kartik Hosanagar and Stefano Puntoni join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss how AI will affect business and society as adoption continues to grow. How can humans work together with AI to boost productivity and flourish? This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”Read More