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As digital platforms continue to reshape markets, the intersection of competition, innovation, and regulation demands nuanced understanding. On April 17–18, 2025, Digital Data Design Institute’s Platform Lab and Harvard Business School hosted the third annual Digital Competition and Tech Regulation Conference, convening over 70 leading academics, industry practitioners, and policymakers from around the world. With […]

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), […]

Ahead of National AI Literacy Day on Friday, March 28, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) announced the official launch of “Future Proof with AI,” an AI-enabled training platform that offers AI upskilling for mid-career professionals. In addition to its existing modules in marketing, strategy, and finance, Future Proof with AI now offers […]

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 […]

Is OpenAI’s high-end research assistant worth the price tag? As we enter the era of enterprise AI agents, OpenAI is reportedly preparing to test the market with a bold new pricing strategy. According to recent reporting, the company is planning a tiered approach for autonomous AI “agents” that could significantly reshape knowledge work: For CEOs […]

As the urgency to address climate change intensifies, the role of venture capital (VC) in driving climate technology innovation has come under scrutiny. A recent working paper, “Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups,” explores this dynamic. The authors, Shirley Lu, George Serafeim, and Simon Xu, of Harvard Business […]

As AI continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, the quest for aligning these systems with human values has become paramount. However, a recent study, “More RLHF, More Trust? On The Impact of Preference Alignment on Trustworthiness”, by Aaron J. Li, a master’s student at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied […]