Updates from Artificial Intelligence for Business
Human-AI Collaboration: Can AI create *great* art?
Can AI write great short stories or truly memorable song lyrics? What will be the role for humans as AI becomes more intelligent? Read More
A fish harvest that’s more sustainable—and tastier, too
Shinkei Systems, has developed a robotics-based system to automate a Japanese style of fish harvest, known as ikejime. While many fish that eventually make it to our plates die by suffocating on ship decks, ikejime involves using a knife to cut the fish’s hindbrain, killing it instantly. Read More
Wharton AI for Business Identifies and Funds Promising AI-Related Startups
As part of the Venture Lab Startup Challenge, Wharton AI for Business helps to identify and fund promising AI-related startups. This year, a panel of six judges – ranging from esteemed AI faculty to industry experts – received pitches from a competitive field of student entrepreneurs at The University of Pennsylvania. Read More
Wharton Webinar: Leveraging AI to Improve Innovation and Productivity
On February 3rd, 2022, Wharton AI for Business Executive Director Mary Purk joined Wharton Lifelong Learning and Lynn Wu, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, for a webinar on how to best leverage AI for innovation and productivity. Read More
AI for Business Featured in Fall/Winter 2021 Issue of Wharton Magazine
In the latest issue of Wharton Magazine, faculty co-lead Kartik Hosanagar discusses how artificial intelligence will shape the future of business. Read More
Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe Joins Wharton AI for Business as Faculty Co-Lead
Wharton’s AI for Business welcomes Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, as the newest member of its senior leadership. Working alongside Faculty Co-Lead Kartik Hosanagar, John C. Hower Professor of Technology and Digital Business and a Professor of Marketing, Professor Tambe will guide AIB in its mission ...Read More
AI for Business Invests in Wharton Startup, Félix
Technology is a critical component of Félix, a chat-based platform for sending money from the United States to Mexico that will launch later this year. However, founders Bernardo Garcia and Manuel Godoy believe trust in the product is just as essential. Read More
Artificial Intelligence: Sifting the Facts
Artificial intelligence continues to attract strong interest from investors and entrepreneurs alike, even during the global pandemic. But where is the sector headed? Which recent developments have been most overhyped or underplayed? In this AI Roundtable, Coller Venture Review speaks with IBM’s Aya Soffer and Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar to do a reality check. Read More
Artificial Intelligence’s Implications for Business and Society
Kartik Hosanagar discusses how Artificial Intelligence is permeating our society and everyday life, influencing what we do whether we realize it or not. Kartik Hosanagar is an expert in the field of applied AI, combining research from his academic roles as professor at Wharton and the faculty director of Wharton’s AI for Business with an ...Read More
How the Pandemic Has Fast-Tracked AI’s Impact
Rajen Sheth, VP, Google Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google, joins Dan Loney on Wharton Business Daily to discuss how the pandemic has fast-tracked AI’s impact on a range of sectors including supply chains, healthcare, retail and small business. Read More