All In On AI

To my business school colleagues:

If your institution is anything like ours, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a huge topic of discussion: How to use it. When to include it in the curriculum. How to teach students its benefits. This exciting technology brings a lot of promise...but also uncertainty.

Rather than take a wait-and-see attitude, here at the Sawyer Business School we’ve embraced AI by launching our Sawyer Business School AI Learning Collaborative (SAIL), which aims to redefine business education and lead the charge in community-based AI innovation. Read more about SAIL below.

One goal of the collaborative is to make AI an essential component of the curriculum for all our learners, especially our first-year students, many of whom were told in high school that “AI is cheating.” Here we’re helping students and faculty understand the ethical issues the technology raises and that it can actually be a partner.

We’re excited to be providing students the skills and know-how that will add value to their future employers and make positive impacts on their communities. How are you utilizing AI in your institution? I’d love to hear.

Amy Zeng

Dean, Sawyer Business School

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All In On AI

Earlier this fall the we launched the Sawyer Business School Artificial Intelligence Leadership Collaborative (SAIL), which is dedicated to integrating artificial intelligence into business education and practice.

“We want the Sawyer Business School to be more progressive—even aggressive—in rethinking our approach to AI assignments and ensuring students and faculty understand the many issues the technology raises,” says Executive in Residence Dmitri Tcherevik. Learn more about SAIL.

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Starting this fall, Executive in Residence Dmitri Tcherevik is heading up the the Sawyer Business School's new AI Leadership Collaborative (SAIL). Its goal is to further integrate artificial intelligence into the Business School's curriculum as well as expand the School’s community engagement and impact. “It's our duty as educators to give our students the knowledge they need when it comes to AI,” says Tcherevik.