Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
The Missing Link in AI Adoption
Managing employees’ AI-related stress is the key to unlocking the technology’s potential.
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What is AI at CBS?
At Columbia Business School, AI shapes both our teaching and our research. Across the MBA, Executive MBA, MS, and PhD programs, students engage with courses that integrate AI theory and practice, examining its implications for business, society, and leadership. Faculty research at CBS advances our understanding of AI from algorithmic foundations to its economic, societal, and strategic implications, fostering an environment where scholarship and pedagogy intersect to shape the future of business education.
Cross-disciplinary Research
Columbia Business School faculty research is pioneering the ways businesses can thrive in today and tomorrow. Our research investigates the implications of AI developments on the emergence of new markets, business strategy and processes, consumer behavior, organizational design and human-AI collaboration, informing decision-making and generating actionable insights.
Curriculum Integration
Columbia Business School is driving curricular innovation by strategically integrating artificial intelligence into business education across all degree programs. This initiative equips students with both advanced technical expertise and the critical thinking skills needed to lead in an AI-driven economy.
Explore our AI and Data Analytics Pathway, an innovative curriculum that spans foundational data analysis through generative AI, with courses designed for learners at all skill levels.
Industry Perspective
Real-world AI innovation is part of the Columbia Business School experience. Students engage with executives and technologists, gaining practical insights and inspiration to foster ongoing collaborations that bridge the gap between theory and practice, advancing the state of the art.
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Feature Insights
Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Decisions, Family, Family Office, Leadership and Strategy, Management, Ownership, Research Findings
Our Wish for 2026: Conversations That Build Capacity for the Year Ahead
This piece closes the loop on a year of Family Enterprise Insights by naming the common thread beneath our 2025 research: trust as infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, AI and Transformative Tech, Economics and Policy
AI in 2025: Word of the Year
CBS faculty on the one word that defined AI adoption in 2025.
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, AI and Transformative Tech, Economics and Policy
AI in 2025: AI as a Research Partner
CBS faculty explain how generative AI has become an active collaborator in research—and what that means for the future of academia
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, AI and Transformative Tech, Economics and Policy
AI in 2025: Hope, Hype, and a Few Big Surprises
CBS faculty reflect on the AI developments that surprised them most in 2025–and what business leaders should be paying attention to next.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Is About to Empty Madison Avenue
Smart advertisements from Google, Meta, and Amazon sideline agencies and creative workers.
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, AI and Transformative Tech, Organizations, Strategy
AI Deployment’s Reality Check
AI’s value is unmistakable, but the path to capturing it is more complicated and human than most organizations realize. Insights from Columbia Business School’s Deming Center and the AI in Business Initiative reveal why.
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, AI and Transformative Tech, Innovation, Technology
Why AI Art Leaves Us Unimpressed
When people believe art is generated by AI, they feel less awe and empathy than they do from identical works attributed to human creators.
More From the Initiative
About the Initiative
The AI in Business Initiative positions Columbia Business School at the forefront of helping leaders navigate and thrive in the age of artificial intelligence.
AI+Healthcare
The AI revolution in healthcare has arrived: the challenge now is translating possibility into real-world impact. Columbia Business School’s AI+Healthcare initiative brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to shape what comes next—advancing the ideas and insight needed to transform how care is designed, delivered, and experienced.
AI and Data Analytics Pathway
Explore our AI and Data Analytics Pathway, an innovative curriculum that spans foundational data analysis through generative AI, with courses designed for learners at all skill levels.
Affiliated Labs
Advancing research is central to the initiative. Focusing on key areas, we address some of the most pressing and complex questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Events
Discover upcoming CBS events exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, leadership, and society.
AIB Digest
AI in Business Digest brings you the latest research, thought leadership, and practical insights from Columbia Business School on how artificial intelligence is transforming industries and organizations.
Faculty Research Grant
The AI in Business Initiative promotes research on the global business transformation driven by artificial intelligence, providing grants to Columbia Business School faculty pursuing high-impact projects.
Insights
AI in Business Insights connects cutting-edge research with real-world practice, sharing perspectives from Columbia Business School faculty on the evolving impact of artificial intelligence.
Product Management Initiatives
CBS equips future product managers with the skills to lead technology products from concept to launch through courses, mentorship, and industry engagement.
Videos
See how CBS is preparing future leaders to harness the power of artificial intelligence in business and innovation.