330 Students From Across Campus Sign up for Smith’s Agentic AI Challenge
At the Smith School's Agentic AI Challenge, 67 student teams developed solutions to industry problems using advanced AI systems, with finalists presenting prototypes judged by industry experts, highlighting cross-disciplinary participation, real-world collaboration and evolving applications of artificial intelligence.
AI Adoption Can Backfire: How Leveling the Playing Field Can Demotivate Top Employees
In competitive workplaces, implementing AI by replicating the skills of top-performing employees can demotivate those star performers, potentially leading to lower overall firm productivity unless managers “dumb down” the AI or roll it out selectively.
Backfiring AI? AI Deployment in Workplace
AI in the workplace has the potential to change the competitive dynamics among employees. The AI system can learn from high-performing employees and make that knowledge available to others. In a competitive environment, this can disincentivize high-performing employees and ultimately backfire, leading to a decline in overall firm productivity.
Introducing New Smith School Faculty Members for the Fall 2024 Semester
The Smith School welcomes new faculty for Fall 2024. These experts will enhance the school's mission by teaching and advancing research in areas such as AI economics, business law, marketing analytics, and financial policy regulation.