Updates from Wharton Human-AI Research
From Capability to Consequence: The 2026 Business & Generative AI Conference
On September 9–10, Wharton Human-AI Research (WHAIR) convened academic and industry leaders at Wharton San Francisco for the 2026 Business & Generative AI Conference. Across two days of keynotes, research presentations, poster sessions, and discussion, participants explored an increasingly urgent question: As generative AI grows more capable, how can organizations ensure that it creates meaningful ...Read More
From Science Fiction to Standard Operating Procedure: Wharton’s Third AI and the Future of Work Conference
On May 20-21, 2026, Wharton Human-AI Research welcomed scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to campus for its third annual AI and the Future of Work Conference. If the inaugural gathering two years ago framed AI as a transformation on the horizon, this year’s tone made clear the horizon had closed in fast. “A year ago, some of ...Read More
Why Adding a Human Doesn’t Automatically Make AI Better
The assumption that humans plus AI will always outperform either alone has become a cornerstone of how organizations are deploying AI today. But what if that assumption is wrong — or at least, far more complicated than we think? In Episode 4 of AI Horizons, Prasanna “Sonny” Tambe, faculty co-director of Wharton Human AI Research, hosted Gérard Cachon, ...Read More