On September 5-6, AI at Wharton hosted its second annual Business and Generative AI Workshop, gathering more than 150 experts on Wharton’s San Francisco campus to explore the next wave of this transformative technology. Sponsored by Accenture, the Workshop showcased groundbreaking research and innovations in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI, and attendees explored the latest advancements in its applications across various industries.…Read More
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
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
(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
AI at Wharton Faculty Co-Director Stefano Puntoni discusses “Decision-Driven Analytics: Leveraging Human Intelligence to Unlock the Power of Data,” on Talks at Google.…Read More
AI at Wharton Faculty Co-Director Stefano Puntoni and coauthors Mike Ensing and Jarvis Bowers present three ways for marketers to rise to this challenge of adapting to LLM-Powered Search.…Read More
Wharton professors Peter Cappelli, Sonny Tambe, AI at Wharton Faculty Co-Director, and Valery Yakubovich have authored a new article in the Wall Street Journal that discusses current research and predictions on how AI adoption will affect the workforce.…Read More
(Outlet: The Wall Street Journal) Ethan Mollick, Associate Professor at the Wharton School and Academic Director, Wharton Interactive, is profiled on this pivotal moment of #GenAI adoption.…Read More
Professor Kevin Werbach and Dr. Richard Benjamins, former Chief Responsible AI Officer at Telefónica, discuss Telefónica’s journey towards responsible AI, corporate strategies to address these challenges, and Benjamins’ views on generative AI and the European AI Act on the Road to Accountability Podcast.…Read More
(Outlet: Time) Ethan Mollick, Associate Professor at the Wharton School and Academic Director, Wharton Interactive, challenges the apocalyptic focus on AI risks and emphasizes the immediate threats of misinformation, deep fakes, and AI proliferation. He highlights the need for organizations to make informed decisions about AI’s impact on work and learning, emphasizing it requires thoughtful management and integration to avoid potential negative outcomes.…Read More
