49: AI for Science: Expanding the Frontiers of Innovation Research in Management (17474)

Friday, August 9, 2024

08:00 – 11:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Sheraton: Michigan B

Session Number: 49
PDW (workshop)
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/QGdJ8Z

Organizer(s)

BW

Binglu Wang

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern U., United States
JL

Jacqueline Lane

Harvard U., United States
NA

Nur Ahmed

MIT Sloan School of Management, United States
MZ

Miaomiao Zhang

Harvard Business School, United States

Speaker(s)

KB

Kevin Boudreau

Northeastern U., United States
JO

Jason Owen-Smith

U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
DW

Dashun Wang

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States
SS

Scott Stern

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
HL

Hila Lifshitz-Assaf

Warwick Business School, United Kingdom

This workshop aims to explore the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accelerating scientific innovation. AI’s transformative impact on industries, organizational structures, and innovation processes presents opportunities to advance management research. This workshop will integrate insights from various disciplines including economics, sociology, computational social science, and management, to deepen our understanding of AI’s role in shaping scientific and technological progress. One of the objectives is to examine how AI tools and methodologies are transforming the landscape of scientific inquiry and innovation. This workshop aims to address critical aspects of AI in the context of scientific and technological innovation by offering a multidisciplinary view on the specialized role of AI, human-AI interaction, the impact of institutions, and strategic interactions in the commercialization of new technologies. Participants will gain comprehensive insights into how AI-enabled and augmented processes may shape the future of innovation trajectories, policy implications, and societal welfare.