Because AI
is only half the answer
60 percent of the content we share on our Monday morning meetings is about AI.
Mickey Mikitani, D^3 Advisory Council Member and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc.
Because AI
is a superpower
- AI & Future of Business Technology
- Data, Privacy, Security, and Regulation
- Human-Centered Technology
- New Operating Models and Business Models
- Performance and Metrics
The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Strategic Decision-Making
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance rapidly, its potential to transform strategic decision-making processes in business is becoming increasingly apparent, but how can strategists be sure their AI tools are getting it right? A recent study, “Generative Artificial Intelligence and Evaluating Strategic Decisions”, by researchers Anil R. Doshi, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship […]
Exploring Innovative Strategies to Bridge the Wealth Gap: Insights from HBS Alumni
A recent post, “Gravy: Building Generational Wealth”, from D^3’s blackbox Lab, led by James Riley, Principal Investigator of the lab, and Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School, is part of a larger series, highlighting strategies by Harvard Business School alumni to address the U.S. wealth gap, particularly within Black communities. The series explores entrepreneurial approaches […]
Promoting Fair Representation in AI Image Retrieval
As artificial intelligence systems become more prevalent in our daily lives, ensuring these technologies are fair and representative of diverse populations is increasingly critical. A recent study, “Multi-Group Proportional Representation in Retrieval”, conducted by Flavio du Pin Calmon, an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, […]
Unlocking Cultural Innovation and Economic Inclusion
D^3’s blackbox Lab, led by James Riley, Principal Investigator of the lab and Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School, recently featured a blog post highlighting key points from a discussion with Lewis Long, Founder and President of Long Gallery Harlem and Harvard Business School graduate (‘91). The blog post, “A Vision for Cultural Innovation and […]
- AI & Future of Business Technology
- Data, Privacy, Security, and Regulation
- Human-Centered Technology
- New Operating Models and Business Models
Revolutionizing Data Privacy: Machine Unlearning in Action
In today’s data-driven world, businesses face the dual challenge of leveraging vast datasets to gain insights while ensuring compliance with stringent data privacy regulations. The concept of machine unlearning, a method for efficiently removing the influence of specific data points from machine learning models, represents a paradigm shift in managing data responsibly. Recent research explores […]
Because AI
transforms productivity
Organizations have four questions to answer: What useful thing you do is no longer valuable? What impossible thing can you do now? What can you move downmarket or democratize? What can you move upmarket and personalize?
Ethan Mollick, Leading with AI Conference Featured Speaker and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Key Lessons from Census III on Open Source Software
With an estimated 96% of codebases incorporating Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), it forms the backbone of modern businesses, driving innovation and reducing costs across industries. However, its decentralized and distributed nature makes assessing its health, economic value, and security a significant challenge. The recently released report, Census III of Free and Open Source […]
Teaching through Hip Hop
A recent blog post, “Hip Hop as Pedagogy”, from D^3’s blackbox Lab, led by James Riley, Principal Investigator of the lab and Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School, explores hip hop as an educational framework to engage students, bridge cultural gaps, and foster critical thinking. It highlights Dr. Jae Williams, Executive in Residence at Emerson […]
Because AI
changes everything
Harvard University Generative AI Symposium
Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) is partnering with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University Information Technology and the Harvard Library to offer […] Continue reading Harvard University Generative AI Symposium
Our digital future is being invented today
Our work at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard focuses our 14 labs around six communities of practice to produce and share research-rooted knowledge on how society and business are interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.