(Outlet: Harvard Business School) Research from a team of academics that includes Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, demonstrates how AI companions can help alleviate feelings of loneliness and help individuals feel heard and better understood.…Read More
(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
(Outlet: Technical.ly) Technical.ly spoke with Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at Wharton, to learn how the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative is taking the plunge and navigating the exciting new waters of AI in education. …Read More
(Outlet: BusinessBecause) BusinessBecause interviews Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at Wharton, to learn how the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative is preparing MBA students to meet a rapidly evolving, AI-centric job market.…Read More
University of Penn students partnered with Hearst for the Spring 2024 AI & Analytics Accelerator. The group aimed to launch a curated marketplace to create a “Commerce in Content” experience to elevate their reader experience.…Read More
Sixth Annual WiDS @ Penn Conference February 14, 2025 | University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School and Penn Engineering are proud to host the sixth annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) @ Penn Conference on February 14, 2025, on the University of Pennsylvania's campus. A celebrated interdisciplinary event, WiDS @…Read More 
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced a major investment to drastically scale its research and teaching capabilities in the areas of artificial intelligence and data science. Under the umbrella of the new Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, the interdisciplinary endeavor will encompass curricular enhancements, investments to advance new research, collaboration between industry and academia, and open-source resources to help shape the direction of generative AI.…Read More
Emma Segerman and Naomi Korn have a lot in common. Both are graduating seniors at the University of Pennsylvania – Segerman’s degree is in business analytics with a concentration in legal studies & business ethics, Korn’s is in philosophy, politics, and economics with a minor in statistics. Both women have a knack for numbers, and a deep love for sports. They were both involved with the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) as undergrads, and they both have jobs lined up in the sports industry waiting for them when they graduate.…Read More
Analytics at Wharton spoke with David Reibstein, Catherine “Cait” Lamberton, Z. John Zhang, and, Martin P. Fritze about their research into the attitudes of consumers towards cryptocurrencies – whose true value is famously difficult to ascertain – and how those attitudes are reflected in the pricing of cryptocurrencies.…Read More
Unpacking what it takes to build and deploy a large language model reveals which players stand to gain the most — and where newer entrants might have the best prospects. Read the latest from the Wharton School’s Kartik Hosanagar and Carnegie Mellon University’s Ramayya Krishnan.…Read More
