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AI could fundamentally change the way systems are built...if we let it

Nov, 2022 | Book

Everything is built on systems of constraint, and until we revisit the rules that glue these systems together, AI will only ever add incremental value.

Management analytics explained

Oct, 2022 | Article

What exactly is management analytics, and why should businesses buy in? Professor Opher Baron shares his thoughts.

Can AI address racial disparity in pricing?

Feb, 2022 | Article

Race-blind algorithms helped decrease the revenue gap between Black and white Airbnb hosts by more than 70 per cent. But recent research from professor Nitin Mehta finds AI isn't a panacea to addressing these inherent biases.

A new industry emerges to keep AI in line

Dec, 2021 | Article

AI and machine learning are already reshaping society, and that impact will deepen dramatically in the coming years. But it's probably best not to leave the matter to the banks and tech companies. Regulation may be the answer.

Your smartphone is not making you dumber: digital tech can enhance our cognitive abilities

Aug, 2021 | Article

It turns out that digital technology is not causing us to lose our intellectual edge. Instead, our smart devices can enhance our ability to get things done.

Racial revenue gap narrowed with AirBnb pricing algorithm, but only for those who adopt it

Aug, 2021 | Article

A voluntary AirBnb pricing algorithm substantially narrowed a pre-existing revenue gap between white and Black hosts, a new study has found — but only when Black hosts adopted it.

A world without work, with Daniel Susskind

May, 2021 | Video

From mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. But this time really is different. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of jobs are increasingly at risk.

Pandemic Moneyball: How COVID-19 has affected baseball odds

Apr, 2021 | Opinion

What can Moneyball — and its lasting impact on the world of baseball — teach us about the pandemic?