A Wharton AI Research Leader's Formula for Responsible AI

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Stefano Puntoni discusses the human challenges of scaling AI and the necessary leadership strategies for effective implementation.

Learn why scaling AI is as much a human challenge as it is a technological one. Stefano Puntoni, Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research and Professor at The Wharton School, examines the limits of data-driven decision-making in the age of AI and why insights so often fail to translate into action. He breaks down the psychology behind AI resistance and outlines the leadership and change management strategies needed to turn AI potential into real organizational impact.

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Guest: Stefano Puntoni

Topics covered

• Responsible AI
• Human-AI interaction
• Data-driven decision-making
• Leadership strategies
• Change management

Keywords

• AI resistance
• organizational impact
• data limits
• psychology of AI
• change management

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Organizations: Wharton Human-AI Research, The Wharton School

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