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New research finds that gender-fluid products overwhelmingly feature masculine markers— revealing how even inclusive trends can reflect old power dynamics.

Mental illness imposes recession-level costs on the economy. Columbia Business School professor Boaz Abramson explains how AI could potentially expand access to care.

Managing employees’ AI-related stress is the key to unlocking the technology’s potential.

Columbia Business School professor Dante Donati explains the guardrails needed to ensure AI improves outcomes rather than deepening inequality.

AI agents are revolutionizing real estate dealmaking.by Andrew SiahCo-Founder & CEO of New York AI Labs

The power-hungry data centers that train large AI models are driving investments in electricity generation. Whether this locks in new fossil fuel capacity for decades to come or propels the energy transition will depend on how fast developers can deliver new clean electrons.Download Deck (PDF)Download Deck (PPT)

AI promised to revolutionize inventory management, but often falls short. New research from Columbia Business School shows how combining AI with basic inventory logic could be the fix. Will Ma, Roderick H. Cushman Associate Professor of Business, came to this conclusion with his co-researchers after studying inventory decisions at Alibaba’s Tmall platform.

In a conversation with Lulu Wang ’83, the fashion entrepreneur reflected on how non-linear paths, cultural identity, and creative discipline can shape a lasting business.

An inside look at a decade of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures, which turns early-stage ideas into lasting social and environmental impact.

New research shows that once we start pursuing a goal, we may cling to the wrong strategy—even when a better one is right in front of us.

New evidence from Chile suggests hospital leadership choices can mean the difference between life and death for patients.

Professor Yiming Ma unpacks the federal framework and market forces that impact price stability in dollar-backed digital assets.

CBS faculty on the one word that defined AI adoption in 2025.

CBS faculty explain how generative AI has become an active collaborator in research—and what that means for the future of academia

CBS faculty reflect on the AI developments that surprised them most in 2025–and what business leaders should be paying attention to next.

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.

Hubbard and Santos use Adam Smith’s ideas to explore how technology, globalization, and alienation define today’s MPE moment.

When people believe art is generated by AI, they feel less awe and empathy than they do from identical works attributed to human creators.

Former Fannie Mae leaders Hugh Frater ’85 and David Benson unpack the politics and paradoxes of taking the mortgage giant out of government conservatorship.

Even minor glitches during video calls can make people seem uncanny and untrustworthy, raising serious questions about digital equity.

Biofuels are uniquely positioned to help stopgap emissions in the sectors that cannot yet easily be electrified like aviation, maritime shipping, heavy trucking, and industrial heat, while emerging technologies become ready for widespread industrial-scale commercial deployment. Already a $100 billion industry in the U.S. and growing 8 percent annually, they offer an immediate, plug-in substitute for fossil fuels that works with existing infrastructure.Biofuels Deck (PDF)Biofuels Deck (PPT)

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on transforming an American icon for the AI age.

GenAI boosts sales and productivity, especially for smaller sellers and newer shoppers, by reducing friction in the digital marketplace.

Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come.