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
WAIAI’s new Membership Program is here. Designed for professionals and organizations, this program offers exclusive access to events, research, and a growing network at the intersection of AI, analytics, and business.…Read More
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
