New research on how the competitive dynamics that created early tech giants may not repeat in the age of generative AI. For the last two decades, businesses have operated under the shadow of the Web 2.0 era, where a handful of giants like Google built unassailable tech fortresses. Now, as generative AI transforms every industry, […]
Every January, a familiar resolution makes the rounds: “This year, I’m going to read more novels.” You buy a couple of ambitious titles, maybe even join a book club, and for a few weeks it feels great, until life speeds up and the plot starts slipping. Who was that character who vanished for five chapters, […]
Workers have moved past the initial shock of Generative AI’s arrival. The tool is here, it’s accessible, and it might be open in one of your browser tabs right now. But a critical challenge remains: knowing that you should use AI is very different from knowing how to weave it into the complex, interconnected reality […]
Agentic AI has recently been moving through a period of heightened excitement and innovation, but empirical data on how these tools are actually being used has been scarce. The new study “The Adoption and Usage of AI Agents: Early Evidence from Perplexity,” by Jeremy Yang, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and […]
We live in an age where the call for transparent or “Explainable AI” (XAI) has never been louder. Businesses agree, with 85% believing transparency is critical to winning consumer trust. [1] Given this consensus, it seems reasonable to assume that when an explanation for a high-stakes AI decision is available, people will naturally seek it […]
As generative AI transforms the business landscape, a concerning trend demands immediate attention from executives and policymakers alike. In the recent Harvard Business School (HBS) working paper, “Global Evidence on Gender Gaps and Generative AI,” authors Nicholas G. Otis, PhD candidate at the Berkeley Haas School of Business; Solène Delecourt, Assistant Professor at the Berkeley […]
In an era where AI is rapidly transforming business operations, a recent working paper, “The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise,” describes research that explored how generative AI is reshaping teamwork and expertise in organizational settings. This research, conducted through a large-scale field experiment at Procter & Gamble (P&G), […]
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries and business paradigms, the need for AI literacy among business leaders has never been more critical. To discuss AI literacy and many other timely topics on AI, the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard and the Harvard Business School (HBS) Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
In the world of high-stakes business transactions, auctions play a crucial role in allocating resources efficiently. However, traditional auction methods often struggle with complexity, especially when dealing with multiple items or intricate buyer preferences. Harvard student David Z. Huang; Francisco Marmolejo Cossío, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Boston College and Postdoctoral Fellow at the […]
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries globally, the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard and the Harvard Business School (HBS) Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) hosted AI Elevate: From Readiness to Exponential Growth on December 13, 2024, in Dubai, UAE. This one-day conference provided business leaders, researchers, and government officials with […]