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Navigating the AI Opportunity

November 23, 2018 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Managing Technology

Companies are looking to artificial intelligence to create business value. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines how early implementers are positioning themselves to reap the benefits of AI at scale — while managing the human side of using the technology.

Articles included in this collection:

Artificial Intelligence in Business Gets Real
By Sam Ransbotham, Philipp Gerbert, Martin Reeves, David Kiron, and Michael Spira

The Fundamental Flaw in AI Implementation
By Jeanne Ross

The Jobs That Artificial Intelligence Will Create
By H. James Wilson, Paul R. Daugherty, and Nicola Morini-Bianzino

Justifying Human Involvement in the AI Decision-Making Loop
By Sam Ransbotham

Could AI Be the Cure for Workplace Gender Inequality?
By Megan Beck and Barry Libert

How to Thrive — and Survive — in a World of AI Disruption
By Erik Brynjolfsson

What to Expect From Artificial Intelligence
By Ajay Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans, and Avi Goldfarb

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