AI: Threat or Opportunity?
Dean Paul A. Pavlou Gives Expert Insight at AACSB Conference
Is AI a friend or foe of business schools?
C. T. Bauer College of Business Dean Paul A. Pavlou shared expert insight on artificial intelligence and its impact on business education during a recent panel discussion at AACSB’s International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) in Atlanta, GA, this week.
The panel included Pavlou, along with Asian Institute of Management Dean Jikyeong Kang, Oxford Said Dean Soumitra Dutta, and Asian Institute of Management Associate Professor Erika Fille T. Legara, as they addressed “AI: A Threat or an Opportunity” at ICAM, the world’s largest business education conference, bringing together over 1,000 attendees representing more than 60 countries.
“AI has tremendous power. We believe that all students, no matter where they are across their journey, need exposure to it,” Pavlou said. “We need to provide the concept of AI for everyone.”
He described the technology as both a threat and an opportunity, likening it to the dot-com era of the 90s, where some organizations thrived while others failed to keep pace.
“AI may not replace you, but someone who knows AI will replace you,” Pavlou added. “They will replace 10 or 20 of you — that’s why it is important to learn how to use AI to your advantage now.”
Bauer College officially established the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HCAII) earlier this year, expanding the college’s robust AI educational offerings, which include an undergraduate certificate as part of the Bauer-Intel® collaboration on the AI for Current Workforce Program, as well as a Mini-MBA and custom programs.
Dean Paul A. Pavlou speaks to attendees at AACSB's International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) in Atlanta, GA, on the topic of "AI: A Threat or an Opportunity."
Dean Paul A. Pavlou speaks to attendees at AACSB's International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) in Atlanta, GA, on the topic of "AI: A Threat or an Opportunity."
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