AI companies may be losing control of the risks created by their own technology. Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, explains why thousands of unintended AI agent incidents highlight the limits...
What happens when a player's desire to beat a rival actually starts hurting their own team? Henning Piezunka, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, explains how individual rivalries can lead teams to over-rely on motivated players,...
ABOUT THE EPISODE AI safety concerns are no longer just hypothetical. As AI systems become increasingly capable, the risks involving cybersecurity, biosecurity and unintended behavior are becoming harder to ignore. Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at...
What happens when a company’s social mission clashes with its corporate owner? Maurice Schweitzer, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, explains the conflict between Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, exploring why disagreements over social issues can...
ABOUT THE EPISODE Can competing against someone actually make you worse at working with everyone else? Research suggests that individual rivalry can come at a cost to the entire team. Henning Piezunka, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School,...
How does insider trading look different in sports versus geopolitical prediction markets? Daniel Taylor, Wharton Finance Professor and Director of the Forensic Analytics Lab, explains why a sports insider might only gain a small edge while someone with...
The strongest community brands do not always need to invent something new. Sometimes, they need to understand why people connected with an experience in the first place. Julie Zukof, Vice President of Brand at Lucky Strike Entertainment, explains how...
ABOUT THE EPISODE Who gets the final say when a company’s values clash with its corporate owner? The Ben and Jerry’s legal battle reveals the challenges of protecting a brand’s social mission after a sale. Maurice Schweitzer, Wharton Professor of...
ABOUT THE EPISODE College football rosters can now change dramatically from one season to the next. That is making forecasts, player evaluation, and even award races more complicated. Ron Yurko, Director of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, explains how...
ABOUT THE EPISODE Why is sports betting so hard to resist, especially for younger generations? Neuroscience offers some surprising answers. Michael Platt, Professor of Marketing, Psychology & Neuroscience at The Wharton School, explores the psychology behind the sports betting boom....
The Heisman Trophy wants more than a quarterback debate. Can data help identify outstanding players at every position? Ron Yurko, Director of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, explains how the Heisman Hopefuls platform is using analytics to modernize...
ABOUT THE EPISODE AI could make financial decisions faster and more efficient. But when multiple AI agents learn, trade, and interact at once, they may also create new risks for competition and market stability. Winston Dou, Faculty Director of the...
The NHL's projected salary cap increase could transform how teams spend, sign players, and plan for the future. Samuel Ventura, Vice President of Hockey Strategy and Research for the Buffalo Sabres, breaks down why a potential 50% increase in...
ABOUT THE EPISODE Consumers are looking for reasons to put down their phones and spend time together. That shift is creating new opportunities for brands built around real-world connection. Julie Zukof, Vice President of Brand at Lucky Strike Entertainment, explains...
ABOUT THE EPISODE The teams finding an edge in baseball are not always the ones spending the most. Mike Petriello, Major League Baseball's Director of Stats and Research, explores how the Milwaukee Brewers and other analytically driven clubs build winning...
Artificial intelligence is changing how financial professionals research, analyze information, and get work done — while raising new questions about the skills people will need in an AI-enabled industry. In this episode, host and Wharton professor Itay Goldstein...
How will AI change investing? Is the financial system ready? Are we heading for a boom or a bubble? What happens to jobs in finance? Exploring these questions and more, all four episodes of our special Future of Finance series...
AI is changing more than trading and investment research. It could reshape who receives credit, where capital goes, and how financial risk is shared. Winston Wei Dou, Director of the Wharton AI in Finance Lab, explains why the impact...
Why AI Companies Can’t Regulate Themselves
How Rivalry Can Actually Hurt Your Team
Why AI Regulation Can’t Wait
What Happens When a Company’s Values Clash With Its Owners?
Why Rivalry Can Actually Make Your Team Worse
When a Prediction Market Bet Isnt Really a Bet
How Bowling Turns Nostalgia Into Connection
Can Ben & Jerry’s Keep Its Social Voice?
Why the Transfer Portal Makes College Football Harder to Predict
Why Sports Betting Is So Hard to Resist
The Heisman Wants to Look Beyond Quarterbacks
Can AI Agents Make Financial Markets Less Stable?
The NHLs Salary Cap Is Headed for a Historic Increase
Reinventing Bowling for a New Generation
Baseballs Smartest Teams Are Winning Differently
AI’s Impact on Financial Services – Wharton Future of Finance Series
Wharton Schools Future of Finance series – exploring AIs impact on finance
Why AI in Finance Affects Everyone