Darden Professors Doug Thomas and Vidya Mani believe today’s organizations can expect greater changes in global supply chains than at any time in the past 30 years. Their research suggests organizations can remain future-ready by both fully understanding the key factors driving global supply chain changes and, once the landscape is understood, committing to key elements in organizational transformation.
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Artificial Intelligence
Research and expert perspective on intelligent systems, automation, and the changing economics of decision-making. Darden faculty explore how organizations can evaluate emerging tools, govern responsible adoption, and use AI to improve judgment, productivity, customer value, and competitive advantage without losing sight of people and institutional trust.
As investment in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to surge, a critical element is not getting enough consideration, increasing risks to people, businesses and society. More attention must be focused on ethics as it applies to AI, in theory and in practice.
With a global data center building boom putting new strains on communities and local resources, Darden experts offer insights on how data centers can achieve business goals and be good corporate citizens.
In the University of Virginia’s Master of Science in business analytics (MSBA) program, presented jointly by the McIntire School of Commerce and Darden School of Business, a holistic approach to AI learning has been embedded throughout the 12-month degree program for working professionals since it launched in 2018.
For a man with a historic penchant for verbosity, Alexander Hamilton got relatively right to the point when the gentleman across the table introduced himself as none other than Hamilton’s political rival, Thomas Jefferson.
UVA Darden Professor and Interim Dean Mike Lenox says an AI bubble is already forming, but that’s a normal phase of technological disruption. As with past booms, a shakeout is likely, separating hype-driven firms from those with durable capabilities and real competitive advantage.
This year, readers particularly connected with pieces that kept them apprised of business and political developments or offered practical insight they could use in their daily life, all while deepening their sense of connection to the Darden community.
The University of Virginia convened faculty, technologists, economists and even fiction writers at The Forum Hotel on the Darden School of Business Grounds to explore “minding the gap” between AI’s promise and shortcomings.
Raj Venkatesan and Marc Ruggiano give a preview of the upcoming “Minding the Gap: How AI Drives Performance and What Limits Its Impact” conference next month.
Darden School of Business MBA students received guidance on the first day of the core Strategy course this quarter that probably sounded unusual, even somewhat radical. Generative AI is fully welcomed here, the Strategy professors told them.
