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Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Launches the Wharton Causal Data Science Lab, Led by Professor Dylan Small

Wharton Causal Data Science Lab

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

June 3, 2025

Fighting Dyslexia, Breaking Chatbots: Inside the Winning Projects of Wharton’s 2025 Hack-AI-thon

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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

May 29, 2025

WAIAI Offers a Powerful New Way To Engage

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

May 19, 2025

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How Big Data and AI Are Transforming Modern Sports

Wharton practice professor explores how analytics and AI are reshaping performance, strategy, and decision-making in sports.Read More

What Makes Virtual Influencers Effective?

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Marketing professor Jonah Berger explains how virtual influencers can build trust with consumers.Read More

How Are Freelancers Adapting to Gen AI?

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Wharton research reveals how freelancers are adapting to stay competitive after the launch of ChatGPT.Read More

Who’s Accountable When AI Fails?

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Business leaders need to assess accountability at every level to effectively manage AI risks, writes Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.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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