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New research from Wharton's third annual AI and the Future of Work Conference reveals AI coding tools multiplied lines of code by 17x, yet software releases grew just 40%. The bottleneck isn't the tech. It's human review.
More takeaways: ai.wharton.upenn.edu/thought…
The AI & Future of Work Conference is a wrap!
Day 2 covered human-AI collaboration, agentic interactions & autonomous negotiations, and closing remarks from conference co-chairs. Thanks to all speakers & attendees!
Day 2 of the AI and the Future of Work Conference is officially underway at @Wharton! 🙌
Leading researchers from institutions across the country are examining AI adoption barriers, skill atrophy, labor market shifts & how generative AI is reshaping human content creation.
That's a wrap on Day 1 of the AI and the Future of Work Conference!
Researchers from MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Wharton, Yale & more explored how AI is reshaping hiring, knowledge work, entrepreneurship & beyond.
Big thanks to every speaker and attendee who made it happen.
Day 1 of the AI and the Future of Work Conference is officially underway at @Wharton! 🙌
Deputy Dean Nancy Rothbard opened the day alongside co-chair Sonny Tambe — researchers from MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Yale & more are diving in.
More highlights coming all day.
The AI and the Future of Work Conference is three weeks away and the agenda is live.
May 20–21, 2026 | Philadelphia
Sessions on AI, hiring, automation, and the future of jobs — plus a networking reception.
View the full agenda: ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-and-…
Meet the presenters shaping the future of work. The AI & The Future of Work Conference brings together leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners exploring how AI is transforming work and organizations. Register now! 👉 ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-and-…#WhartonAI
One week away! AI Horizons continues on April 16 with Building Creative Organizations with AI. Featuring @KHosanagar, Jerry Wind, & Margherita Pagani. Great leaders design environments where creativity thrives — register now! ai.wharton.upenn.edu/events-…#WhartonHumanAI#AIHorizons
In 2026, Philadelphia is a primetime player on the world's sporting stage, hosting @MarchMadnessMBB, the @FIFAWorldCup, the @PGAChampionship, and the @MLB All-Star Game.
But what will it take to translate such global attention into lasting economic impact?
Join us April 28 live on LinkedIn for a panel discussion on how hosting major sporting events can influence local economies, featuring:
📚 Wharton Professor Kevin Kaiser
🏙️ @VisitPhilly's Angela Val
🏟️ @DiscoverPHL's Larry Needle
⚽️ @PhilaUnion's Tim McDermott
Register here: linkedin.com/events/74472786…
Wharton Human AI-Research's AI Horizons continues to explore AI's role in creativity, agent design & human-AI teaming — featured in @dailypenn's preview of Penn AI Month. 4 free webinars. All April. Register now! 👇 ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-hori…
AI Horizons begins April 9 with Are We Being Deskilled by AI? – featuring Bob Meyer and Shiri Melamud exploring how AI is reshaping the way we think, work & communicate. Register now! ai.wharton.upenn.edu/events-…#WhartonHumanAI#AIHorizons
Our AI Horizons webinar series returns this spring!
Each live installment is hosted by expert @Wharton faculty, and features leading AI voices in research and academia exploring the impact of emerging tech on business.
Registration is now live.
ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-hori…
Register today! Wharton Human-AI Research is hosting the AI and the Future of Work Conference — a two-day academic conference exploring how AI is reshaping work & employment. May 20–21, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA
ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-and-…#WhartonHumanAI#FutureOfWork
New @whartonschool research shows that highly reliable AI makes human oversight prohibitively expensive. The problem isn't the technology—it's the economics of human attention.
Read the full Insight: ai.wharton.upenn.edu/updates…
Join Wharton Profs. Stefano Puntoni & Sonny Tambe with Jeremy Korst (GBK Collective) for AI Horizons: Corporate Adoption of GenAI: Insights from the 2025 AI Adoption Report. Explore trends & takeaways for GenAI adoption.
Register: ai.wharton.upenn.edu/events-…
AI is reshaping how we build, think, and innovate. We’re excited to see Kartik Hosanagar, @WhartonHumanAI Faculty Co-Director, and Aparna Chennapragada, Chief Product Officer at Microsoft, at #SXSW2026schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1…