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December 06, 2024

Fall CIB Newsletter

New Series - Conversations with Faculty Experts

The CIB is pleased to introduce a new podcast and article series hosted by Professor Emily DeJeu, CIB faculty lead for outreach. Two editions are available:

➡️A Machine Learning Solution to Make Financial Fraud Detection Faster and Easier with Dr. Pierre Jinghong Liang

➡️Machine Learning Solutions to Address Disparity and Create Fairness with Dr. Emily Ruth Diana


Two CIB Partners Explore AI’s Role in Improving Operational Intelligence and Streamlining Business Processes

The CIB’s Coffee Chat series hosts industry partners to explore ways AI is shaping their businesses. Recently, the CTO of Westinghouse and the CEO of Perpetuating discussed ways that AI is shaping operational intelligence and streamlining routine processes in customer service, supply chain management, and data-driven decision making.  

➡️Center Coffee Chat w/Lou Martinez

➡️Center Coffee Chat w/Sanjay Patel


Announcing the 2024 GenAI Fellows

Building on the momentum‬‭ of‬‭ the 2023 genAI‬‭ fellows‬‭,‬‭ we‬‭ are deepening‬‭ our‬‭ engagement‬‭ with‬‭ genAI‬‭ as‬‭ applied‬‭ to‬‭ business‬‭ problems.

The 2024 genAI fellows will develop‬‭ targeted‬‭ research‬‭ proposals to formulate‬‭ and‬‭ suggest‬‭ methodologies‬‭ for‬‭ solving‬‭ a‬‭ business‬‭ research‬‭ problem‬ facilitated‬‭ by‬‭ genAI,‬‭ or‬‭ study‬‭ the‬‭ management‬‭ challenges‬‭ or‬‭ impact‬‭ of‬‭ genAI‬‭ on‬‭ businesses‬‭ and‬ the economy.‬

Projects include:

  • exploring techniques for using generative AI to enhance human decision making in contexts where groups need to balance optimal output with the need for diverse inputs.
  • researching ethical policies that should guide the development of companies’ benchmarks for safety and fairness.
  • studying the extent to which generative AI can facilitate proactive information acquisition, helping organizations anticipate future requirements and collect corresponding information.

Collarative AI: transforming business education

At the core of the Tepper School’s strategic plan is Collaborative AI, and we are happy to announce the 2024 cohort of coAI fellows to engage in using this integrated simulation of complex human and system behavior to transform business education and research.

Our long-term‬‭ goal‬‭ is to‬‭ transform our‬‭ own‬‭ curriculum‬‭ at‬‭ Tepper,‬‭ and‬‭ ideate new and unique alternatives to traditional business cases.‬ The coAI fellows will develop new‬ educational modules‬ in their courses for the upcoming academic year.

Projects include:

  • designing an AI ethics coach that guides students through ethical debates, offering tailored feedback on policy decisions and reinforcing the use of ethical frameworks for real-world dilemmas.
  • creating an AI-focused learning module that will  help students craft targeted social media strategies by collaborating with AI tools to analyze audiences, create prompts, and design messages.
  • build an AI feedback tool that aids students in providing constructive, actionable peer feedback aimed at improving both content and delivery.