AI and Transformative Tech

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.

Smart advertisements from Google, Meta, and Amazon sideline agencies and creative workers.

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.

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

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

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.

From Western countries imposing sanctions on Russia to the U.S. levying tariffs on dozens of countries, governments are increasingly wielding economic tools, including sanctions, tariffs, and export controls, to pursue geopolitical goals. The recent surge in geoeconomic activity marks a break from the previous two decades of policymaking and could significantly reshape the global economic and financial landscape.