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How Top Tech and Business Leaders See AI Transforming the Workplace

Several prominent leaders from the tech and business sectors have visited Columbia Business School to share their perspectives on the growing role of artificial intelligence in the workplace. Here’s what they told us.

Published
August 22, 2024
Publication
AI and Transformative Tech
Insights For
Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI & Transformative Tech
Category
Thought Leadership
Topic(s)
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership

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Over the past year, tech and business luminaries—including NVIDIA's Jensen Huang and LinkedIn's founder Reid Hoffman—have visited our campus. These leaders shared their insights on artificial intelligence's transformative impact on business and the workplace.

Explore their perspectives on how AI is shaping the future of work by watching the video above or reading the key quotes below.

 

 

“AI is not going to take your jobs. The person who uses AI is going to take your job.” 

“Use AI as fast as you can so that you can stay gainfully employed.”

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA 

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