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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · 18h

🧠💡Food for thought.

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Opinion | Will AI destroy us? Consider the nature of intelligence.

The real threats AI poses will come from the humans who wield it.

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Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Incredible turnout last night for Chicago Data Night!

Thank you to Assistant Prof Haifeng Xu for his fascinating talk on #ProphetArena and the future of forecasting with AI.

Special thanks to #DriveCapital for hosting and @caai-booth.bsky.social AI for sponsoring this amazing event!

Breaking New Ground in Machine Learning and AI: New Platform Prophet Arena Redefines How We Evaluate AI’s Intelligence – DSI

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · 13d

How has #AI shaped (or disrupted) traditional career pathways?

Chicago Booth's @andershumlum.bsky.social shared insights on the labor market as it shifts with the integration of AI: www.cnbc.com/2025/09/07/a...

AI is not just ending entry-level jobs. It's the end of the career ladder as we know it

The most inspiring CEO stories come from workers who rose from entry-level positions at their firms to the top. What happens when AI takes those jobs away?

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · 14d

"First, people often get uncomfortable when you admit being wrong. Second, how people respond to mistakes, yours or theirs, is an excellent litmus test of character," said CAAI Faculty Director Sanjog Misra

www.chicagobooth.edu/review/incre...

The Incredible Power of Being Wrong

With the right approach, mistakes can be the fuel for your greatest victories.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · 23d

How well can #AI detect its own presence in writing?

Chicago Booth's @brianjabarian.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social are uncovering the future of #AI detection tools: www.nber.org/papers/w34223

Artificial Writing and Automated Detection

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · 28d

Since his time at Chicago Booth, Satyajeet Salgar (MBA ‘ 07) has embraced curiosity and serendipity, guided by a relentless drive to create meaningful products and experiences in the world of tech, media…and now #AI: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Sep 8

As #AI evolves and becomes integrated into daily life, our faculty are methodically thinking through ways to equip the next generation of leaders.

Get a glimpse into how Booth faculty like Bradford Levy are thinking through AI's role in the classroom: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Bringing AI into Business Education: The Future of Finance

A glimpse into how Booth faculty are thinking through AI's role in the classroom.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Sep 4

The future of medicine starts with access to the right data. With @ucjointcph.bsky.social and @berkeleycdss.bsky.social we're helping researchers use #AI to:

🩺 Predict sudden cardiac death
🧠 Improve TB approaches worldwide
🔬 Find patterns in medical imaging

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Partnering to Advance the Future of AI in Health

CAAI and UCSF UC Berkeley’s Computational Precision Health program to jointly host diverse, high-quality health data repository.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Sep 2

AI-enabled research has entered a new phase of growth: www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-inv...

NSF to invest in new national network of AI-programmable cloud laboratories

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new funding opportunity that would invest up to $100 million to support a network of "programmable cloud laboratories," aimed at expanding access to…

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Sep 2

#AI recruiters place and retain job candidates at higher rates than people.

Chicago Booth's @brianjabarian.bsky.social is collaborating with a large global firm to take a closer look at what this means for the future of recruiting: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...?

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Accept the fact that you’ll be wrong. That’s not failure; it’s feedback," said CAAI Faculty Director Sanjog Misra.

His two cents on the value of making mistakes: www.chicagobooth.edu/review/incre...

The Incredible Power of Being Wrong

With the right approach, mistakes can be the fuel for your greatest victories.

www.chicagobooth.edu

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Aug 20

Nearly 75% of all teens aged 13 to 17 have chatted with AI—and 52% say they are regular users of #AI companions.

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72% of US teens have used AI companions, study finds | TechCrunch

By "companion," the study is focused on AI chatbots that are designed for users to have more personal conversations with, not AI assistants that work as homework helpers, image generators, or voice as...

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Chicago Booth Review @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social · Aug 14

Why do students lie about using AI?

Chicago Booth's @aleximas.bsky.social talks about perceptions of AI use in the classroom.

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Why Students Lie About Using AI

Chicago Booth’s Alex Imas talks about perceptions of AI use in the classroom.

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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @beckerfriedman.bsky.social · Jul 21

Using algorithms in pretrial release, medical testing referrals, and workplace safety inspections can yield major benefits—and ultimately pay for themselves over time. Research brief by Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ashesh Rambachan. ow.ly/9uPk50WsSN1

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Algorithms | Becker Friedman Institute

SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW INTERACTIVE ↓ ¹ Kleinberg, Jon, Himabindu Lakkaraju, Jure Leskovec, Jens Ludwig and Sendhil Mullainathan (2018a) “Human decisions and machine predictions.” Quarterly Journal of Eco...

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 16

As part of Chicago Booth's continued investment in #AI and its role in shaping business, markets, and institutions, three new faculty have joined our community.

Welcome Kawin Ethayarajh, Suproteem Sarkar, and Ted Sumers!

Full story: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

#MachineLearning

New Faculty Advance AI

Booth welcomes three new professors working at the intersection of AI, technology, business, and society.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're still reflecting on the many insights shared during the 2025 Midwest Machine Learning Symposium—there are so many bright minds dedicated to advancing the future of machine learning!

#MachineLearning #AI

Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · Jul 15

2025’s Midwest Machine Learning Symposium gathered top minds in ML for two packed days of research talks, poster sessions, and community building at UChicago.

Catch highlights and photos in our recap→ bit.ly/3IvHT3V
#MachineLearning #AI #DataScience #MLCommunity

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 15

Wishing PhD student and CAAI affiliate ‪@rafmbatista.bsky.social‬ the best of luck in his next role at Princeton University!

During his time at Booth, Batista explored ideas at the intersection of behavioral science, algorithms, and hypothesis generation: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 14

Registration for the 2025 Machine Learning in Economics Summer Conference (MLESC) is now open! Held this year in Chicago, MLESC brings together researchers from around the world working at the intersection of machine learning and economics.

Learn more: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Machine Learning in Economics Summer Conference

The MLESC conference brings together researchers working at the intersection of machine learning and economics.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 3

“Through the new #AI concentration, we will challenge students to think differently, not just about algorithms, but about how AI reshapes human capital, decision-making, and society itself.” -Chicago Booth's Sanjog Misra, CAAI Faculty Director

Learn more: www.chicagobooth.edu/why-booth/st...

Booth Adds Academic Concentration in Applied AI

The new offering prepares MBA students to excel in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congrats to all faculty who have been recognized for their stellar contributions!

We're especially thrilled to celebrate the eleven Chicago Booth faculty on this list, among them CAAI Faculty Affiliate @aleximas.bsky.social!

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Twenty-six UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in July 2025

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're thrilled to celebrate our Principal Research Anna Zink! This fall, she'll join the Community Health Department at ‪@tufts.edu as Assistant Professor.

Read about her impact in #AI and #healthcare during her time at CAAI: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Ethical AI in Healthcare: CAAI Principal Researcher Anna Zink

As Anna Zink embarks on a new journey at Tufts University, we celebrate her groundbreaking work at CAAI in shaping ethical AI for healthcare. Her research has tackled bias in machine learning models, ...

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jun 30

What traits signal trustworthiness?

Chicago Booth researchers used #AI visualize perceptions of trustworthiness and how they're shaped by different contexts.

www.chicagobooth.edu/review/do-yo...?

@chicagoboothreview.bsky.social

Do You Look Trustworthy? Not to Everyone

Research explores to what degree perceived traits are in the eye of the beholder.

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jun 27

Excited to welcome MIT PhD students Flora Shi and Alana Marzoev to MLESI 2025!

Flora studies how strategic behavior affects statistical inference. Alana works on large language models + probabilistic reasoning.

Looking forward to having them this summer!

#MLESI2025 #EconTwitter #AIResearch #MIT

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Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jun 25

For firms, taking a stand on hot-button social issues has become more than a public relations puzzle—it may be integral to developing an effective modern business strategy.

Read a new study from ‪Chicago Booth Faculty Jacob Conway:
www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen...

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence @caai-booth.bsky.social · Jun 20

Can #AI be used to predict a pricing bubble before it pops?

@chicagoboothreview.bsky.social:
www.chicagobooth.edu/review/in-it...?

In Its Expectations for the Economy, AI Is Surprisingly Human

AI, designed to mimic the appearance of human reasoning, also forms predictions about the economy in human-like ways.

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