Business, AI, and Democracy (BAID)

Democracy is widely believed to be necessary for the sustainability of markets that encourage investment and innovation to achieve private and social objectives.

About Business, AI, and Democracy

This past initiative was led by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics Bruce Kogut, in collaboration with CBS faculty, including Professors Ann Bartel, Gita Johar, Andrea Prat, Andrey Simonov, and external members like Professor Mario Small and Provost and Professor Sergei Guriev, BAID conducted academic-quality studies and advocacy to stimulate public debate and exchange ideas to strengthen democracies.

Bruce Kogut

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics: Management Division

Academic Director of BAID: Hub Faculty

Gita Johar

Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business: Marketing Division

Andrea Prat

Richard Paul Richman Professor of Business: Economics Division

Andrey Simonov

Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business: Marketing Division

Mario L. Small

Quetelet Professor of Social Science, Department of Sociology: Columbia University

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Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Type: Business & Society
Date: January 26, 2024

Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

CBS Professor Bruce Kogut shares insights and reflections on the impact of social and traditional media, government regulation, misinformation, and new and emerging technologies on democracy.

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Broadcasting and Digital Era, Marketing, Technology

Date: February 13, 2024

Broadcasting and Digital Era, Marketing, Technology

Elon Musk and Twitter: How He's Turned X into a Free-for-All — and Here's the Proof

Elon Musk and Twitter: Data reveal how the platform has shifted from discourse to discord under the Tesla founder's leadership, reshaping social media dynamics.

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Artificial Intelligence, Data/Big Data, Digital IQ, Technology

Type: Digital Future
Date: October 18, 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Data/Big Data, Digital IQ, Technology

Friend or Foe? Big Data as a Window Into Our Psychology

At an event hosted by CBS's The Hub think tank, Professor Sandra Matz examines the algorithms that increasingly shape intricate digital profiles from our online activities.

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Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Machine Learning, Technology

Type: Digital Future
Date: October 08, 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Machine Learning, Technology

With AI, 'Don't Fear, Steer,' Says Professor Hod Lipson

In a discussion with CBS Professor Oded Netzer, the director of Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab offers reassurance on the technology's dystopian risk and urges us to embrace its potential.

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Artificial Intelligence, Data/Big Data, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Big Data, Innovation, Machine Learning, Broadcasting and Digital Era

Type: Business & Society
Date: August 02, 2023

From the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms Video

Artificial Intelligence, Data/Big Data, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Big Data, Innovation, Machine Learning, Broadcasting and Digital Era

How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

Artificial intelligence is not a relatively new concept, but instead a 'moving target,' argues Columbia University Professor Chris Wiggins in his new book.

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AI and Transformative Tech, Technology

Date: July 10, 2023

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AI and Transformative Tech, Technology

Understanding How AI Affects Team Performance: Challenges and Insights for Successful Integration

How does AI affect the workplace? Columbia Business School explores AI's role in transforming team performance, collaboration, and productivity in modern organizations.

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, Climate and Policy, Climate and Technology, Hub Insights, Technology

Date: March 02, 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, Climate and Policy, Climate and Technology, Hub Insights, Technology

Democratizing Sustainability: Donnel Baird ’13 on How Businesses and Technology Can Save the World

The BlocPower CEO joined CBS Professor Bruce Kogut at an event that was part of the BAID @TheHub speaker series.

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Economics and Policy, Hub Insights, Leadership

Date: May 22, 2023

Economics and Policy, Hub Insights, Leadership

Russian Media During the War: Making Sense of an Opaque Landscape

Andrey Simonov wears many hats. He’s an expert on digital markets, and can speak authoritatively on advertising, news and other features of the media landscape, but there’s one topic that has recently piqued his interest and is proving a particular challenge.

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Data/Big Data, AI and Transformative Tech, Leadership

Type: Digital Future
Date: April 05, 2024

Data/Big Data, AI and Transformative Tech, Leadership

How AI Is Fueling a ‘Cognitive Industrial Revolution’

LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman shares parallels between his own career and AI’s boom during a conversation with CBS Dean Costis Maglaras.

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