Updates from Wharton Human-AI Research
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
The Real Barrier to AI Agent Adoption Isn’t Technology — It’s Psychology
On April 22, the AI Horizons webinar series from Wharton Human-AI Research (WHAIR) examined why AI agent adoption keeps stalling, and what the research says leaders should do differently. In this episode, Stefano Puntoni, faculty co-director of WHAIR and the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, joined Thomas McKinlay, founder of Science Says, to present the Wharton Blueprint for AI Agent Adoption. Drawing on academic research and ...Read More