Wharton AI & Analytics News

The Future Promise and Risk of Generative AI in Clinical Settings

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Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, enhancing diagnostics and enabling more personalized patient care. However, experts at the recent Penn LDI AI in Health Care Conference highlighted significant ethical and practical challenges, including the need for transparency, fairness, and regulation in clinical AI applications. Hamsa Bastani, Faculty Co-Lead of the Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab, emphasized rigorous testing to reduce bias and ensure AI-driven tools truly improve patient outcomes.…Read More

Vice Dean of AI & Analytics Eric Bradlow Featured in Poets & Quants Roundtable Discussion

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On Wednesday, September 25th, Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at Wharton, joined Sharon Chen, Chair and Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, and Balaji Padmanabhan, Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, in a roundtable conversation on AI and business education.…Read More

AI Chatbots Seem as Ethical as a New York Times Advice Columnist

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(Outlet: Scientific American) Large language models lack emotion and self-consciousness, but they appear to generate reasonable answers to moral quandaries. Professor Christian Terwiesch, Co-Director of the Mack Institute of Innovation Management, spoke with Scientific American about his research on AI and its ability to provide input on ethical decision-making.…Read More

Announcing the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Advisory Board

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We are thrilled to announce the formation of the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) advisory board, comprised of esteemed business leaders from diverse industries. This board brings significant industry expertise, real-world business insights, and invaluable thought leadership to our mission of integrating AI and analytics into business education and practice.…Read More