AI, Taste, and the Future of Creativity: David Droga on What’s Worth Saving

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In this episode of Creative Intelligence, Kartik Hosanagar sits down with advertising legend and Accenture Song CEO David Droga to explore how AI is reshaping creative work — from storytelling and advertising to the very role of agencies. The conversation offers an honest and provocative look at what’s changing, what’s worth preserving, and what makes human creativity irreplaceable.Read More

The People Behind the Machines: What We Learn from the Architects of AI

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In the second episode of Creative Intelligence, Kartik is joined by New York Times reporter Cade Metz, who wrote the book “Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World,” in front of a live audience at Wharton’s San Francisco campus. The pair talk about the titans of modern AI, such as Geoffrey Hinton and Demis Hassabis, the role of AI in art and journalism, and the seemingly contradicting viewpoints of today’s AI leaders.Read More

How AI Can (Actually) Transform Education: Key Takeaways from Sal Khan & Kartik Hosanagar

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In the pilot episode of Creative Intelligence – a podcast about the intersection of AI, creativity, and human potential – host Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, speaks with Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, about the role AI plays in education, Khan Academy’s new AI tool, Khanmigo, challenges with AI use in education, and why, even with all of the concerns around AI, Sal remains an optimist. Here are five key takeaways from their conversation. Read More

Navigating Generative AI’s Early Years – AI Adoption Report

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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).Read More