On February 6, the Wharton Accountable AI Lab hosted its first-ever Accountable AI Research Conference, bringing together academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to tackle one of the defining questions of the moment: as artificial intelligence reshapes every sector of the economy, who is responsible for making sure it’s done right?…Read More
Weijie Su, an Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School and affiliated faculty with the Wharton AI and Analytics Initiative, recently received the 2026 Presidents’ Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). The award is considered to be one of the highest honors in the field of statistics and recognizes Su for his outstanding contributions to the discipline. …Read More
When Penn Vet joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator in Fall 2025, the goal was clear but ambitious: make better use of years of client and hospital data to strengthen engagement, fundraising, and long-term strategy. For Chase Engel, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, and Sarah Trout, Associate Director of Advancement Services, the Accelerator offered a rare opportunity to step back from day-to-day operations and ask deeper, data-driven questions about how Penn Vet connects with its community.…Read More
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
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) is proud to welcome a distinguished group of Executives in Residence, Senior Fellows, and Visiting Scholars for the new academic year. These leaders bring diverse expertise spanning academia, industry, and public service, enriching WAIAI’s mission to advance AI and analytics in business, research, education, and society. Together, they will provide thought leadership, mentor students, collaborate on cutting-edge research, and strengthen the bridge between academic discovery and real-world application.…Read More
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative is pleased to announce the addition of five distinguished leaders to its Advisory Board: David Dase, WG’94, Pooja Daswani, WG’11, David Gallo, W’95, Samantha Greenberg, W’98, and Ashish Shah, W’92.…Read More
As AI becomes a fixture in hiring, evaluation, and policy decisions, a new study funded by the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative offers a rigorous look at a critical question: Do race and gender shape how Large Language Models (LLMs) evaluate people? If so, how can we tell? The answer is, according to Prasanna “Sonny” Tambe, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human AI Research, and others, is complex, and the implications matter for every organization deploying LLMs at scale. Here are the key takeaways you need to know from Tambe’s latest research on LLM bias and auditability.…Read More
Rick Bates, WG’96, CEO of RxSense, joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator to explore new solutions to two high-priority challenges: automating long-range drug pricing forecasts and reverse-engineering pharmacy benefit plans. Through the 8-week collaboration, RxSense gained fresh modeling approaches, actionable AI frameworks, and a clearer path to full automation—outcomes that are now directly shaping the company’s internal analytics strategy and future hiring. The project exemplifies how companies can leverage the Accelerator to solve complex problems and accelerate innovation.…Read More
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative introduces the Wharton Causal Data Science Lab (WCDSL), a new research lab dedicated to advancing the science of causal inference and its application to real-world business and policy challenges. …Read More
The second annual Wharton Hack-AI-thon challenged Penn students to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence — and they delivered. From helping educators support students with dyslexia to convincing a medieval knight made of cardboard to spill company secrets, this year’s winning teams took wildly different paths to AI excellence.…Read More
