"It's the role of leaders to say no to good ideas," said professor Nelson P. Repenning, co-author of the book, "There's Got to Be a Better Way: How to Deliver Results and Get Rid of the Stuff That Gets in the Way of Real Work." "There's good evidence that most teams take on too much and that overload is self-inflicted."

In a recent Harvard Business Review opinion piece, referenced in this article, senior lecturer Elsbeth Johnson wrote: "Leaders too often find themselves mired in the details of their teams, with debilitating consequences." She then outlined four challenges.

IDE digital fellow Matt Beane said: "There will be jobs lost because of AI, just as there have been with many other previous technologies. But the number of jobs lost is going to be a rounding error compared to the number of jobs changed."

Visiting senior lecturer Paul McDonagh-Smith said: "AI implementation isn't the same as AI adoption. If employees distrust AI or fear job disruption, executive acceptance can translate to workforce aversion. Senior leaders need to frame AI pilots as process redesigns. Establishing corporate AI governance early helps build confidence and trust."

All the LLMs — which are infamously sycophantic — tweaked their answers when questions hinted at a user's demographics or political affiliation. Though the responses were factually accurate, the models seemed to "choose different arguments and argue its case," said study co-author assistant professor Chara Podimata.

Dean Emeritus Richard Schmalensee explained that while relying solely on solar and wind power presents challenges due to their variability, "averaged over their lifetimes, the price of wind and solar power per kilowatt-hour is lower than that of coal or gas."

According to a working paper by associate professor John J. Horton, IDE digital fellow Emma Wiles , and co-author, applicants who used AI tools to improve their resume writing were 8% more likely to be hired and also received 8.4% higher salaries than those who didn't use automated help. "Using algorithmic assistance can help applicants express their skills more effectively and reduce bias or premature judgments based on writing errors," the authors noted.

Professor Andrew W. Lo said he believes that "perhaps within five years, AI will be able to replicate the investment style of renowned investor Warren Buffett." He noted that if AI can further develop capabilities similar to human intuition, the accuracy of medium and long-term inferences will be greatly improved. He also warned that the widespread use of AI could introduce new vulnerabilities. "If human intervention becomes difficult, the market could experience a rapid, flash crash-like decline, triggering a chain reaction of financial crises."

Professor Simon Johnson explained that the risk lies not only in technological innovation, but in the classic dynamics of financial panic: "These digital assets are creating a new layer of finance that currently lacks adequate security mechanisms. We already know what happens when a sector that manages demand deposits lacks solid collateral: trust is broken and mass exodus is triggered," he said.