Vision
The Digital Future Initiative focuses Columbia Business School’s world-class research and teaching on how technology is altering all industries and the fabric of daily life.
The initiative brings together hundreds of faculty members from Columbia Business School and Columbia University with corporate leaders from across industries to help organizations, governments, and communities optimize and accelerate the technological advances of the future.
Event Spotlight
Exploring the Transformative Impact of AI
This event is part of the Digital Future Initiative’s inaugural Digital Innovation Conference: AI and the Future of Business, which aims to explore technology’s profound impact on business, people, purpose, and growth. Our panel of experts will examine technological breakthroughs, workplace adaptability, the dynamics of human capital and machine interaction, regulation, and outlook for the coming years.
In this AI in Finance conference, we explore the transformative impact of AI within the financial industry. From automation and banking to investments, capital markets, asset and wealth management, fintech, and beyond, our panelists will delve into the groundbreaking ways AI is reshaping the financial landscape. Explore innovations, trends, and opportunities AI is unlocking in finance, and gain valuable insights into how organizations are harnessing AI to drive growth and efficiency in the sector. We will also cover critical security, ethical, and regulatory issues associated with the integration of AI in the financial sector.
Labs
Algorithmic Economy Lab
aims to further the study of data-driven algorithmic decision-making.
Briger Family Digital Finance Lab
looks at challenges and opportunities of the fundamental economics of blockchains, decentralized market microstructure, and mechanisms for decentralized organization and governance.
Humans in the Digital Economy Lab
explores the role and interaction of human decision-making and social interactions in the digital economy.
Insights
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Reveals Keys to AI and Leadership
The tech visionary discussed lessons from building his tech company into a $1 trillion giant at an event organized by the School's Digital Future Initiative and the Silfen Leadership Series.
Beyond the Binary: Rethinking the Role of AI in Creative Industries
What do a Shakespearean sonnet, a Drake song, and a professor’s lecture notes all have in common? All three have been replicated to some degree by generative AI, one of the latest forms of artificial intelligence technology to disrupt human content creation.
How AI Is Fueling a ‘Cognitive Industrial Revolution’
LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman shares parallels between his own career and AI’s boom during a conversation with CBS Dean Costis Maglaras.