The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) is pleased to introduce its newest cohort of D^3 Associates, with a project timeline of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. This group of Harvard Business School faculty members is leading pioneering research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging digital technologies, and organizational transformation.
The D^3 Associates Program supports faculty-led projects that address critical questions in business and society through rigorous, field-based research. This cohort explores themes including explainable AI, human-AI collaboration, organizational design, and the future of work.
The Projects:
- Preference for Explainable AI (XAI)
- Alex Chan, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
- Talk to Me: Driving Customer Engagement with Interactive AI Avatars
- Julian De Freitas, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
- Elie Ofek, Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing
- Sustaining Human Vigilance in “Human-in-the-loop” AI Systems through Controlled Error Injection
- Michael Lingzhi Li, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Organizational Design
- Boris Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration
- Predicting the Future of Work: Leveraging LLM-Powered Generative Agents to Simulate Employee Responses to Organizational Wellbeing Interventions
- Ashley V. Whillans, Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration
These projects exemplify D^3’s commitment to advancing research that informs practice and policy in an AI-driven world. The Institute looks forward to sharing insights and developments from these initiatives in the coming year.
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