From Hype to Habit: How AI Is Actually Transforming Business

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AI is moving at a blistering pace, with new developments in models and their impact on the business world, it can be hard to keep up. Luckily, we have experts like Ritcha Ranjan, Senior Vice President of Product at Expedia Group and Advisory Board Member with the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, to help us make sense of it all. In a recent interview with Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at Wharton, the pair helped make sense of the current state of AI. Here are the key takeaways from their conversation.Read More

How Disruptive Will Generative AI Be?

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In the latest AI Horizons Webinar, hosted by Wharton Human AI Research (WHAIR), Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at London Business School, joined Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of WHAIR to discuss how generative AI is reshaping industries, business models, and organizations. Here are the key takeaways from their discussion.Read More

How GenAI Is Reshaping Business: Key Lessons from the 2025 Wharton Global Forum

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At the 2025 Wharton Global Forum in San Francisco, Professor Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research and host of Creative Intelligence, moderated a powerhouse panel on “The Generative AI Ecosystem,” featuring leaders from Microsoft, GrowthCurve Capital, T. Rowe Price, Newfront, and HongShan Capital Group. Their discussion unpacked how generative AI is evolving beyond hype and into a transformational force for business. These six key takeaways reveal how organizations can prepare, adapt, and lead in this new era.Read More

The AI Awakening: Insights from the Business & Generative AI Conference

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At the 2024 Business & Generative AI Conference, hosted by Wharton Human-AI Research, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolfsson delivered a keynote that challenged business leaders to look beyond the headlines and toward the deeper economic transformations generative AI is already driving. “AI is the most general of all general-purpose technologies,” he said. “It’s changing what we can do, how we work, and who benefits.”Read More

Reinventing Work in the Age of AI: How Teams, Skills, and Mindsets Must Transform

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In Episode 3 of Creative Intelligence, host Kartik Hosanagar is joined by Keith Ferrazzi (author of Never Lead Alone) and Gautam Tambay (CEO of Springboard) to explore what it really means to prepare the workforce for an AI-driven future. Their conversation spans leadership, skill development, team culture, and what’s required to truly redesign work — not just roles.Read More

How AI Can (Actually) Transform Education: Key Takeaways from Sal Khan & Kartik Hosanagar

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In the pilot episode of Creative Intelligence – a podcast about the intersection of AI, creativity, and human potential – host Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, speaks with Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, about the role AI plays in education, Khan Academy’s new AI tool, Khanmigo, challenges with AI use in education, and why, even with all of the concerns around AI, Sal remains an optimist. Here are five key takeaways from their conversation. Read More