The promise of Generative AI (GenAI) often sounds like this: give any employee access to AI tools, and they’ll suddenly be able to perform tasks outside their domain of expertise with remarkable proficiency and speed. As discussed in the new working paper “The GenAI Wall Effect: Examining the Limits to Horizontal Expertise Transfer Between Occupational […]
This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Ashley V. Whillans Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Ashley V. Whillans, Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School […]
In the ever-evolving AI landscape, are you truly ready to integrate new technologies effectively, taking advantage of the radical opportunities they present for productivity increases and better operating models? Karim R. Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and faculty chair and co-founder of the Harvard Business School AI […]
The disconnect between AI’s transformative potential and the actual scale of implementation represents one of today’s most significant organizational challenges. In their new article for the Harvard Business Review, “A Guide to Building Change Resilience in the Age of AI,” Karim Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and […]
As AI continues to reshape industries globally, the HBS AI Institute (previously Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3)) and the Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council 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 […]
The Harvard Business School AI Institute is pleased to introduce its newest cohort of HBS AI Institute 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 […]
As Gen AI technology continues to rapidly evolve and LLMs are integrated into more and more applications, questions of trustworthiness and ethical alignment become increasingly crucial. In the recent study “Generalizing Trust: Weak-to-Strong Trustworthiness in Language Models,” authors Martin Pawelczyk, postdoctoral researcher at Harvard working on trustworthy AI; Lillian Sun, undergraduate student at Harvard studying […]
How can technology be harnessed to create more equity, inclusivity, and empowerment in historically marginalized spaces? Recently Dr. James W. Riley, principal investigator of the blackbox Lab at the HBS AI Institute, in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, Professor Aymar Jean Escoffery of Northwestern, and Falona […]
On May 7, 2024, the HBS AI Institute (previously the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3)) hosted Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers, which explored AI’s profound impact on the world and how it is reshaping the future of business and society. This full-day conference examined the business implications, ethical considerations, and […]
This series introduces D^3 Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Elisabeth Paulson, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School who is pursing research on the topics of artificial intelligence and refugee resettlement. 1.What drew you […]