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Use imagination to make the most of generative AI
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Microsoft chief scientist Jaime Teevan on why leaders should look beyond productivity gains when evaluating where to deploy generative artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman thinks AI will change the world. All of it.
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The OpenAI CEO talks artificial intelligence and regulation, AI and bias, AI and daily life, and more. For many reasons, he’s optimistic.
Financial services’ deliberate approach to AI
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Executives from financial services firms discuss early adoption of AI in the industry, reasons for caution, and the benefits of partnering with fintechs.
Accelerated research about generative AI
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Emerging insights suggest road maps, policy recommendations, and calls for action regarding generative artificial intelligence.
Generative AI and Worker Productivity
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How does access to a generative AI tool affect work in a call center? That was a research question addressed by MIT Sloan Professor Danielle Li at a recent session of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) weekly seminar series.
Generative AI and Worker Voice
Much has been written about the potential impact of generative AI in the workplace, but the perspective of one set of key stakeholders has often been left out: workers themselves. What’s more, research has found that incorporating the perspective of end users such as workers into the development an...
Wilmers Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
MIT Sloan Associate Professor Nathan Wilmers has been named an incoming Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, a leading foundation supporting social science research. This prestigious ten-month fellowship, which begins in September, is awarded to 15-17 scholars in the social sciences each...
Exploring the Effects of Generative AI on Inequality
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While no one can say for sure yet, it’s possible generative AI might reduce the contemporary societal problem of income inequality. That’s one of the conclusions reached by MIT Sloan School Associate Professor Nathan Wilmers in a new analysis.
New study shows why AI adoption may be slow
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In the short term, artificial intelligence systems may be too costly to use for most tasks.
The Link Between Worker Voice on the Job and Job Quality
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New research finds that measuring the extent to which workers have as much say on the job as they think they deserve is an important aspect of evaluating job quality. In a survey of workers, a larger "voice gap" for workers was statistically associated with their having lower levels of job satisfact...
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