For firms deploying AI, the tech’s upside is real: operational efficiencies, enhanced insights, and new capabilities. However, the risks around bias, data quality, and model accuracy are significant, to say the least. In conversation with the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, Kevin Werbach, faculty lead of Wharton’s Accountable AI Lab, and other thought leaders offer insights for how companies can implement and govern AI effectively. …Read More
On Tuesday, April 1, the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn AI initiative hosted AI Across Disciplines at Amy Gutmann Hall. This panel-style conversation featured affiliated AI faculty who demonstrated the potential benefits and challenges of AI in their respective fields.…Read More
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative is thrilled to welcome Ajay Anand, Senior Vice President, Global Services, Strategy & Business Services, Johnson & Johnson and Achim Welter, WG’08, Senior Director ERP, Digital & IT Strategy, The Hershey Company, as our inaugural Executives in Residence. This program is designed to bring industry-leading expertise into the heart of Wharton’s AI research and student initiatives.…Read More
As artificial intelligence continues to shape industries, careers, and daily life, students at the Wharton School have a unique opportunity to explore AI from a behavioral science perspective in the course AI in Our Lives: The Behavioral Science of Autonomous Technology. Taught by Stefano Puntoni, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing and Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, this class examines the ways AI impacts individuals, organizations, and society, offering students a chance to critically assess both the benefits and risks of this rapidly evolving technology.…Read More
For the past three years, IKEA has participated in the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator, an experiential learning program offered by the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) which pairs teams of qualified students with companies to solve real business challenges. We spoke with Christine Cox, WG’01, Head of Digital Data and Analytics for IKEA Retail (Ingka Group), and Tania de Sousa Dias, Global Vice President of AI Adoption & Governance at IKEA, to learn how IKEA continues to find value in the Accelerator year after year.…Read More
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative introduces the Wharton Accountable AI Lab, led by Professor Kevin Werbach, to advance responsible AI development through innovative research, governance, and actionable insights for businesses.…Read More
As we enter a new year full of exciting potential, we wanted to take a look back at all we accomplished in 2024. This was an incredible year for us, as it marked the beginning of our new chapter as the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative. 2024 also introduced the Generative AI Labs, the Wharton High School Data Science Competition, the first Wharton Hack-AI-thon, and so much more.…Read More
Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at the Wharton School recently spoke with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM to share her predictions for what is in store for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2025. Wu touched on everything from companies continuing to innovate novel ways for AI to integrate into their workflows to increased prices for these tools as competition becomes more fierce. Catch up on all of her insights from Knowledge at Wharton.…Read More
In a new article from the Wall Street Journal, Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, highlights how the rise of AI could ultimately reduce the cost college tuition. …Read More
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
