McGregor McCance

Jan 24, 2025 | news.virginia.edu | McGregor McCance

The new presidential administration’s first official actions related to artificial intelligence signaled a clear stance – rapid expansion with minimal oversight. President Donald Trump on Tuesday wiped away former President Joe Biden’s executive order that aimed to balance AI’s growth with ethical guardrails, privacy considerations and job loss concerns.

Dec 9, 2024 | news.virginia.edu | McGregor McCance

When Warren Thompson visits the new leaders of restaurants his company owns, he often asks them if they describe themselves as a corporate person or an entrepreneur. It isn’t a trick question. There’s no right or wrong answer, but Thompson, a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, clearly favors one answer.

Dec 5, 2024 | news.virginia.edu | McGregor McCance

When Warren Thompson visits the new leaders of restaurants his company owns, he often asks them if they describe themselves as a corporate person or an entrepreneur. It isn’t a trick question. There’s no right or wrong answer, but Thompson, a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, clearly favors one answer.

Dec 5, 2024 | news.virginia.edu | McGregor McCance

The University of Virginia has as dean of its Darden School of Business, positioning him to serve through 2029, including a year of research sabbatical. Beardsley is the longest-serving dean at the University today. He is also the only dean of the Darden School since its founding dean in 1955 to be appointed to a third term. The ninth dean of the Darden School and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration, Beardsley was originally appointed in 2015.

Oct 28, 2024 | news.virginia.edu | McGregor McCance

From actors and screenwriters to dockworkers and autoworkers, the threat of artificial intelligence and automation taking over jobs has led to efforts at closing the gates and keeping them out of professions and occupations in the past few years. At the same time, companies and corporations from Microsoft to Tesla hail the future of automation.