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Business, AI, and Democracy (BAID)

Democracy is widely believed to be necessary for the sustainability of markets that encourage investment and innovation to achieve private and social objectives.

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About Business, AI, and Democracy

This past initiative was led by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics Bruce Kogut, in collaboration with CBS faculty, including Professors Ann Bartel, Gita Johar, Andrea Prat, Andrey Simonov, and external members like Professor Mario Small and Provost and Professor Sergei Guriev, BAID conducted academic-quality studies and advocacy to stimulate public debate and exchange ideas to strengthen democracies. 

Bruce Kogut

Bruce Kogut

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics
Management Division
Academic Director of BAID
Hub Faculty
Gita Johar

Gita Johar

Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business
Marketing Division
Andrea Prat

Andrea Prat

Richard Paul Richman Professor of Business
Economics Division
Andrey Simonov

Andrey Simonov

Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business
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Mario L. Small

Quetelet Professor of Social Science, Department of Sociology
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BAID Insights

Artificial Intelligence
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Type
Business & Society
Date
January 26, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

CBS Professor Bruce Kogut shares insights and reflections on the impact of social and traditional media, government regulation, misinformation, and new and emerging technologies on democracy.

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Broadcasting and Digital Era
Marketing
Technology
Date
February 13, 2024
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Broadcasting and Digital Era
Marketing
Technology

Elon Musk and Twitter: How He's Turned X into a Free-for-All — and Here's the Proof

Elon Musk and Twitter: Data reveal how the platform has shifted from discourse to discord under the Tesla founder's leadership, reshaping social media dynamics.

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Artificial Intelligence
Data/Big Data
Digital IQ
Technology
Type
Digital Future
Date
October 18, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Data/Big Data
Digital IQ
Technology

Friend or Foe? Big Data as a Window Into Our Psychology

At an event hosted by CBS's The Hub think tank, Professor Sandra Matz examines the algorithms that increasingly shape intricate digital profiles from our online activities.

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Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Machine Learning
Technology
Type
Digital Future
Date
October 08, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Machine Learning
Technology

With AI, 'Don't Fear, Steer,' Says Professor Hod Lipson

In a discussion with CBS Professor Oded Netzer, the director of Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab offers reassurance on the technology's dystopian risk and urges us to embrace its potential.

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Artificial Intelligence
Data/Big Data
Entrepreneurship
Finance and Big Data
Innovation
Machine Learning
Broadcasting and Digital Era
Type
Business & Society
Date
August 02, 2023
From the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms Video
Artificial Intelligence
Data/Big Data
Entrepreneurship
Finance and Big Data
Innovation
Machine Learning
Broadcasting and Digital Era

How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

Artificial intelligence is not a relatively new concept, but instead a 'moving target,' argues Columbia University Professor Chris Wiggins in his new book.

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Digital Future
Technology
Date
July 10, 2023
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Digital Future
Technology

Understanding How AI Affects Team Performance: Challenges and Insights for Successful Integration

How does AI affect the workplace? Columbia Business School explores AI's role in transforming team performance, collaboration, and productivity in modern organizations.

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Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Climate and Policy
Climate and Technology
Hub Insights
Technology
Date
March 02, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Climate and Policy
Climate and Technology
Hub Insights
Technology

Democratizing Sustainability: Donnel Baird ’13 on How Businesses and Technology Can Save the World

The BlocPower CEO joined CBS Professor Bruce Kogut at an event that was part of the BAID @TheHub speaker series.

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Economics and Policy
Hub Insights
Leadership
Date
May 22, 2023
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Economics and Policy
Hub Insights
Leadership

Russian Media During the War: Making Sense of an Opaque Landscape

Andrey Simonov wears many hats. He’s an expert on digital markets, and can speak authoritatively on advertising, news and other features of the media landscape, but there’s one topic that has recently piqued his interest and is proving a particular challenge.

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Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Leadership
Type
Digital Future
Date
April 05, 2024
Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Leadership

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.

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