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Sep 26, 2024 | 
imd.org | Öykü Işık |Amit M. Joshi
The four types 1. Misuse – The unethical or illegal exploitation of GenAI capabilities for harmful purposes such as scams and misinformation campaigns. 2. Misapplication – Where GenAI prioritizes plausibility of accuracy and creates inaccurate outputs – known as “hallucination”. It becomes an issue when users improperly depend on it or misapply GenAI tools. 3.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
imd.org | Michael Wade |Amit M. Joshi |Jamie Woodruff |Karl Schmedders
Since the dawn of video games, there have been gaming competitions. But for decades, such contests were regarded as beneath the hallowed realm of ‘sports’. This began to change in 2003, when the first Esports World Cup was held, and over the last two decades, digital competition has gone from strength to strength. Where once it may have seemed odd to watch others play video games, sites like Twitch and YouTube have popularised spectatorship.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
imd.org | Sophie Bacq |Stephanie Wang |Amit M. Joshi |Michael Wade
Societal grand challenges are complex, systemic issues with multifaceted, unclear causes and effects. Scholars have long debated how to enhance academic research to help solve climate change, water pollution, systemic poverty, inequality, and global health crises. One potential way forward to address societal problems is to integrate academic concepts with practitioner-focused theories validated by practitioners’ experiences.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
imd.org | Amit M. Joshi |Michael Wade |Karl Schmedders
Whether in soccer, cricket or American football, superfans have always been interested in goals scored, passes caught or wickets taken. As such, there have always been statistics and data in professional sports. But the point at which the value of that data became apparent was the advent of “Moneyball”. The clever use of discreet data by the Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’ revolutionised baseball.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
imd.org | Alyson Meister |Amit M. Joshi |Marleen Dieleman |Sophie Bacq
A murmuration of starlings sprints across the sky, swooping suddenly before swiftly rearranging themselves back into formation. The flock has no leader, yet the birds instinctively know when to turn, honing into the signals of the seven birds closest to them so they can move as one.
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May 16, 2024 | 
imd.org | Raphaël Grieco |Karl Schmedders |Amit M. Joshi |Michael Wade
With trillions in assets worldwide, pension funds play a dual role, acting as both asset and liability managers, influencing their exposure to venture capital. In this episode of Capital Conversations, Bertrand Mueller, a founding partner at DAA Capital, uncovers the strategies and dynamics behind this often-overlooked relationship.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
imd.org | Amit M. Joshi |Marleen Dieleman |Alyson Meister |Sophie Bacq
Before the hype around generative AI, Alibaba had applied traditional AI and machine learning in marketing for the longest time. Tell us about that journey. Chris Tung: At Alibaba, we don’t believe AI is helping the business; we believe AI is the business. We’ve been integrating AI and machine learning to define the best shopping experience for shoppers.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
imd.org | Amit M. Joshi |Öykü Işık |Tomoko Yokoi |Adam Craker
It’s a year since the launch of ChatGPT, an event that marked an inflection point in AI adoption. This innovation catapulted AI from a futuristic concept to an everyday reality. As the speed and sophistication of AI tools increase, we must ask ourselves: Where does human agency sit in an AI-enabled future? To answer this question, consider a lesson from Betty Crocker. When the iconic instant cake mix was launched in the 1950s, suddenly home bakers needed only to add water and stir.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
imd.org | Michael Wade |Amit M. Joshi |Karl Schmedders |Shelley Zalis
There have been incredible advances in biotech over the last decade, and today, technology is ever-present in life sciences.  Digital tools like AI and machine learning are increasingly used in the development of pharmaceuticals, while physical products like CRISPR are allowing us to edit the very building blocks of life. As Amit Joshi says, we now have “Photoshop for DNA.” But are these advances getting the attention they deserve?
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
imd.org | Michael Wade |Sarah Toms |Amit M. Joshi |Michael Watkins
No one needs to be convinced of the impact generative AI (GenAI) will have on our lives, organizations, and society. Yet uncertainty remains about how exactly to put it to work, see and seize the opportunities, and manage the risks. Amid the hype, executives can feel paralyzed by indecision or compelled to jump in headfirst without a plan. GenAI is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and transformational technologies to emerge in decades. For most, it will bring more productivity and efficiency.
