Wharton AI & Analytics News

Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher with the Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department

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The Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the conceptualization, design, and empirical study of digital twins of business processes. The scholar will collaborate closely with faculty to develop a rigorous understanding of how real-world organizational processes can be digitally represented, simulated, and analyzed using modern data, AI, and process modeling techniques.…Read More

The Wharton Accountable AI Research Conference Asks Who Should Govern AI, and How

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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

How Neuroscience and AI Could Reshape Leadership Pipelines

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For decades, leadership identification has relied on personality inventories, interviews, and performance history. These tools are valuable, but they often capture who people are, not how they think and adapt under pressure. New research from Elizabeth “Zab” Johnson (Executive Director) and Michael Platt (Faculty Director) of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (WiN), Korn Ferry, and Lazul.ai, shows how neuroscience-informed, AI-enabled assessments can add a powerful new layer to leadership pipelines, especially at early career stages.…Read More

Wharton Professor Weijie Su Receives 2026 COPSS Presidents’ Award

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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 Better AI Makes Oversight Harder

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New research from Hamsa Bastani, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, and Gérard Cachon, Fred R. Sullivan Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School reveals a counterintuitive challenge: as AI systems become more reliable, organizations may find it increasingly difficult, and costly, to motivate humans to oversee them effectively.…Read More

How the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator Helped Penn Vet Turn Data Into Action

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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

Gen AI in the Enterprise: From Hype to Human Capital

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Generative AI has rapidly shifted from experimentation to everyday utility in large enterprises. In the final installment of our Fall 2025 AI Horizons webinar series, Wharton Human-AI Research Faculty Co-Directors Stefano Puntoni and Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe joined Jeremy Korst, Partner at GBK Collective, to share findings from the 2025 AI Adoption Report: GenAI Fast-Tracks into the Enterprise. Here are the key takeaways from their talk.…Read More

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

WAIAI Welcomes New Appointments for 2025-2026 Academic Year

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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