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IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Leverages Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator for Strategic Innovation

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For the past three years, IKEA has participated in the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator, an experiential learning program offered by the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) which pairs teams of qualified students with companies to solve real business challenges. We spoke with Christine Cox, WG’01, Head of Digital Data and Analytics for IKEA Retail ...Read More

January 21, 2025

Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Launches the Wharton Accountable AI Lab, Led by Professor Kevin Werbach

The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative introduces the Wharton Accountable AI Lab, led by Professor Kevin Werbach, to advance responsible AI development through innovative research, governance, and actionable insights for businesses. Read More

January 13, 2025

Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Year in Review – 2024

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As we enter a new year full of exciting potential, we wanted to take a look back at all we accomplished in 2024. This was an incredible year for us, as it marked the beginning of our new chapter as the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative. 2024 also introduced the Generative AI Labs, the Wharton ...Read More

January 9, 2025

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AI’s Impact on Productivity and Innovation | Daniel Rock

Professor Daniel Rock explains how AI can impact productivity from the top down.Read More

Why Accountability Matters in AI Development and Governance

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Wharton’s Kevin Werbach explains how “accountable AI” can help leaders minimize risks and maximize benefits in the long run.Read More

Why Hybrid Intelligence Is the Future of Human-AI Collaboration

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Hybrid intelligence combines the best of AI and humans, leading to more sustainable, creative, and trustworthy results, writes visiting scholar Cornelia Walther.Read More

Embracing AI: Are You a Doomer, Gloomer, Zoomer, or Bloomer?

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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman recently spoke at Wharton about the four ways people relate to AI, and why everyone will need to participate in our AI-powered future. Read More

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“These new concentrations allow students to further demonstrate their aptitude in multiple disciplines of business.” – Dr. Richard Waterman, Deputy Vice Dean for Wharton’s EMBA Program

Wharton’s EMBA Program Gains Two New Concentrations in Healthcare, Business Analytics

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“Having all these people together, sharing the same mindset, and the chance to talk with them is an opportunity you wouldn’t simply find by attending school, going to classes and participating in club meetings.” – Aashika Vishwanath, CIS’26

Data Drives Humanity at Wharton & Penn Engineering’s Women in Data Science Conference

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“Our program seeks to help students fully tap into their potential and to ensure that we continue to develop bold thinkers who will be prepared for the challenges of new sources and new statistical problems.” – Dylan Small, the Universal Furniture Professor and Chair of Statistics and Data Science

Uniting Great Minds, Wharton’s Stat Bridge MA Program Takes Flight

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Visual Marketing, taught by Wharton Prof. Barbara Kahn and Wharton Neuroscience Initiative’s Zab Johnson, introduces students to the latest innovations in modern, digital marketing.

Neuroscience and Marketing Meet in the Classroom

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