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Announcing New Senior Fellows

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The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) is proud to recognize a distinguished group of Senior Fellows recently appointed to our community, working across WAIAI and the Wharton Accountable AI Lab (WAAL). These leaders bring diverse expertise spanning academia, industry, and public service, providing guidance, collaborating on research, and mentoring students as they strengthen the ...Read More

How Wharton Is Preparing Students for an AI-Driven Financial Future

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In his course, AI and Data Science in Finance, Associate Professor Winston Dou connects cutting-edge research with real-world financial challenges, from autonomous trading to market prediction. Learn how students are building the skills to navigate an AI-driven financial future and how those ideas are helping shape the vision for the Wharton AI in Finance Lab. Read More

Learning by Building: Inside Wharton’s Generative AI Studio

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The Wharton Generative AI Labs (GAIL) aims to explore how generative AI is reshaping the way we build, design, and think in the age of AI. Its flagship student program, the Generative AI Studio, offers a different kind of academic experience: one that replaces lectures and exams with prototyping, critique, and weekly iteration.“It’s a creative ...Read More

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The Hidden Financial Risks of the AI Boom

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Joao Gomes, Wharton professor of finance and senior vice dean of research, centers, and academic initiatives, explains why the Federal Reserve needs to pay closer attention to how the massive AI boom is being financed.Read More

How AI Is Reshaping Quantitative Finance

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Wharton’s Nikolai Roussanov and Goldman Sachs’ Ingrid Tierens discuss how AI is transforming quantitative finance, from investment research and data analysis to the future of quantitative investing.Read More