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The MBA Transformed? AI and Beyond

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CBS's assessment 

What will workers do in the AI age? It’s a vexing political question — and an urgent management challenge. Business leaders at Columbia Business School aren’t going to wait for academia to figure out how to train the next generation to be AI-native, if such a thing can even be defined yet. Unlike the reskilling efforts of the past (for instance, teaching people how to code), this one feels less about helping workers and more about an existential need for companies to adapt to the AI wave, or risk being left behind by fast-moving competitors or disruptive startups.

Prompt Analysis 

"[There's] quite a big disconnect between where higher ed institutions think they are, in terms of preparing people for AI readiness, and what employers think, and frankly what the students think."

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Xuelin Li 
Assistant Professor of Business, Finance Division
Xuelin Li Prompt Analysis · Long Read

Slideout Title

A big disconnect exists between where higher ed institutions think they are on AI readiness — and where employers and students actually see them.

Xuelin Li · Assistant Professor, Finance Division · 8 min read

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Knowledge Retrieval 

"AI has evolved from co-pilots to autonomous agents — and go-to-market is next. Soon, agents will handle the full prospecting sequence end-to-end: identifying ideal targets, finding contacts, personalizing outreach, and managing cadences across every channel."

Photo Image of Tianyi Peng
Tianyi Peng
Assistant Professor of Business, DRO Division
Xuelin Li Prompt Analysis · Long Read

Slideout Title

A big disconnect exists between where higher ed institutions think they are on AI readiness — and where employers and students actually see them.

Xuelin Li · Assistant Professor, Finance Division · 8 min read

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

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Output Structures 

"[There's] quite a big disconnect between where higher ed institutions think they are, in terms of preparing people for AI readiness, and what employers think, and frankly what the students think."

Photo Image of Xuelin Li
Xuelin Li
Assistant Professor of Business, Finance Division
Xuelin Li Prompt Analysis · Long Read

Slideout Title

A big disconnect exists between where higher ed institutions think they are on AI readiness — and where employers and students actually see them.

Xuelin Li · Assistant Professor, Finance Division · 8 min read

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut lacus nibh. Integer hendrerit semper leo, sed dignissim ipsum auctor non. Proin hendrerit leo metus, sit amet volutpat orci fermentum ut. Phasellus convallis quis leo at mattis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Pellentesque scelerisque sapien sit amet odio fringilla, fringilla suscipit urna feugiat. Vestibulum molestie, nisl vel porta tincidunt, mi velit consectetur dolor, vitae eleifend enim dolor eu libero. Etiam nec tempor odio. Donec tempus, arcu at ullamcorper aliquet, ante orci rutrum eros, interdum dignissim turpis arcu eget sem. Vivamus et ante orci. Aenean egestas nibh neque, vel efficitur eros aliquet fermentum. Sed arcu tortor, eleifend sed sem eget, suscipit hendrerit eros.

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The Underlying Data

0%
of companies plan to invest more in AI over the next 3 years
0%
of employees rank training as the most important factor for AI adoption
0%
of companies started investing into AI more than 1 year ago
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