Artificial Intelligence

The AI pay boost could peak sooner than you think, professor says

Research by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that wage growth could start to reverse as soon as roughly 37% of cognitive or “intelligence” tasks are automated.

How are companies using generative AI in 2025?

Now in its third year, a Wharton Human-AI Research survey on the use of AI in business paints a clear picture about how far the technology has come in a short time, and where it’s headed.

Students work on a pop quiz on their laptops.

Machine learning and the social sciences

Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.

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AI may lift wages—then crush them, professors say

A paper by PIK Professor Konrad Kording and Iona Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that the AI revolution may unfold like a classic boom-and-bust cycle in its effect on wages.

AI is writing performance reviews. What could go wrong?

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says AI can sometimes provide a more objective assessment of an employee’s performance.

Did your health insurance claim get denied? AI might be the culprit—and the fix

Counterforce, an AI health insurance platform, is free to use thanks to funding from a PennAI tech grant.

AI hype could sideline Gen Z workers

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School urges young job seekers to focus less on collecting skills and more on mastering tasks AI can’t easily replicate.

‘There’s just no reason to deal with young employees’ AI is taking entry-level jobs

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that AI is fast improving and can perform real, economically relevant work.

National Academy of Medicine issues code of conduct to guide health care’s AI revolution

LDI senior fellow and Penn professor with appointments in the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Annenberg School for Communication Kevin B. Johnson is one of the authors of the new National Academy of Medicine AI code of conduct guide for Health Care.

AI scientists can’t optimize worsening energy efficiency: Why behind-the-scenes AI is costing you

Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says deployment of AI technologies is driving up energy costs.

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