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Practical AI ideas from MIT Sloan Management Review
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Colgate-Palmolive, Sanofi, and other firms are making generative AI work for them in ways both big and (intentionally) small.
Smart meters generate revenue, improve efficiency for public utilities
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Nearly 120 million smart meters had been installed by U.S. electric utilities as of 2022, but their impact had not been quantified until now.
What leaders should know about ’bring your own AI’
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Companies need a plan for when employees use unapproved, publicly accessible generative artificial intelligence tools for work-related tasks.
5 issues to consider as AI reshapes work
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Experts say those making decisions about AI should engage proactively with policymakers and consider worker voice and well-being.
A new look at the economics of AI
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MIT Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu predicts that artificial intelligence will have a “nontrivial, but modest” effect on GDP in the next decade.
AI insights for 2025 from MIT Sloan Management Review
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Plus, a new series on developing a healthy corporate culture.
How AI-empowered ‘citizen developers’ drive digital transformation
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A new book explains how organizations are tapping AI-savvy front-line employees to create applications, mobile apps, automated workflows, and data analyses.
8 MIT sustainability startups to watch
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From liquid green fuels to air-cooled nuclear batteries, here are new technologies that aim to reduce carbon emissions and transform heavy industry.
To help improve the accuracy of generative AI, add speed bumps
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Introducing “targeted friction” into AI workflows can improve overall accuracy and reduce uncritical adoption.
Nobel winners propose fixes for democracy’s ’tough stretch’
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MIT economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson say good jobs and the equitable deployment of technology can help restore people’s faith in democratic institutions.