What If Regulation Made AI Better? Rethinking the Innovation Myth

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems rapidly proliferate—powering decisions in healthcare, finance, employment, and public safety—the call for regulatory oversight has intensified. Yet a stubborn myth persists: that regulation and innovation are fundamentally at odds. Many technologists and policymakers argue that oversight stifles creativity and hinders emerging ventures. This article challenges that assumption. In fact, well-designed regulation doesn’t just protect society—it facilitates sustainable innovation. By creating clarity, trust, and a fair playing field, regulation can become a foundational driver of progress in the AI era.

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The Key Differences Between Analytical and Generative AI

Since OpenAI announced ChatGPTin November of 2022, many business executives have focused their attention on generative AI,” wrote Babson College professorTom Davenport, and technology and business strategist Peter Highin “How Gen AI and Analytical AI Differ — and When to Use Each,” an article published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) issue of December, 2024. “This relatively new technology set off a frenzy around AI and caused companies to pay attention to it for the first time. This is a positive development, since the technology is powerful and important, and enables many new business possibilities

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Beyond ROI: How AI Stands to Revolutionize Patient Care

For hospital administrators and personnel, this latest wave of AI deployments can be an exciting windfall.  At hospitals across the country, AI agents designed to improve clinical documentation are quickly and effectively digesting mounds of paperwork. They are spotting inefficiencies—saving unnecessary costs for hospitals and freeing up clinicians to focus on what matters most—clinical judgment, care coordination, and high-complexity decision-making.

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Ganesh Padmanabhan
AI in Action

The volume of headlines around AI is staggering. In boardrooms around the country, it's being hailed as the most revolutionary technology since the Internet. But while leaders are fascinated by the promise of artificial intelligence, few are seeing significant returns on their investments. In fact, many AI initiatives fail. However, there are exceptions. Companies such as Mars Wrigley, Colgate Palmolive, Turbo Tax and Pega Systems are putting AI into action.

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The Future of Agentic AI Ecosystems

“Broadly speaking, agentic systems refer to digital systems that can independently interact in a dynamic world,” explained a McKinsey reportpublished in July of 2024.  “While versions of these software systems have existed for years, the natural-language capabilities of gen AI unveil new possibilities, enabling systems that can plan their actions, use online tools to complete those tasks, collaborate with other agents and people, and learn to improve their performance. Gen AI agents eventually could act as skilled virtual coworkers, working with humans in a seamless and natural manner. … In short, the technology is moving from thought to action.”

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From Automation to Autonomy: Preparing for Health Plan 2042

In every era of transformative progress, a tipping point emerges—an inflection where yesterday’s impossibilities become the infrastructure of today. In healthcare, we are nearing such a moment. For decades, the health insurance industry has been hindered by administrative complexity, rising costs, and structural inertia. Despite numerous attempts at policy reform, meaningful simplification has remained elusive. But a convergence of emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, decentralized systems, and real-time data networks—is poised to change that.

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Pathways and Challenges Toward an Open Data Ecosystem

“Our data is everywhere and powering everything,” noted “Pathways to Open Data,” a report by Linux Foundation Researchpublished in March of 2025. “From marketing, to healthcare, to government services, to the emerging phenomenon of programming AI agents, organizations leverage data to be as efficient and effective as possible. However, data is often siloed within entities and any third-party data access requires overcoming significant technical, legal, economic, operational, and cultural obstacles that are multifactorial and at times may seem intractable. The increasing reliance on data calls for an assessment of these obstacles and how organizations can shift toward greater openness and sharing.”

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5 Pillars For Data Cybersecurity In The Evolving Digital Landscape

The information technology landscape has significantly changed in recent years in terms of corporate value creation (and performance). Wherever data is stored, the digital revolution has created new challenges but also new solutions for innovation and efficiency. Unfortunately, data has a high value to those with nefarious purposes and enhancing data protection needs to become a priority for every business and organization.

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The Role of AI Governance in Value Creation

Deploying artificial intelligence (AI) has complex challenges concerning ethics, transparency, bias, and fairness. AI governance can mitigate these challenges. What is AI governance? OECD has proposed that artificial intelligence (AI) governance refers to the comprehensive framework of policies, regulations, ethical guidelines, and processes designed to oversee the development, deployment, and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in a manner that is ethical, transparent, and aligned with societal values. According to IBM, artificial intelligence (AI) governance refers to the processes, standards and guardrails that help ensure AI systems and tools are safe and ethical. AI governance frameworks direct AI research, development and application to help ensure safety, fairness and respect for human rights.

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Agentic AI: The Evolution of Application Development

I’ve been following the evolution of AI since the 1970s, especially the more recent era of data-centric AI systems based on highly sophisticated models trained with large amounts of information and powerful computer technologies. We were wowed when in 1997 Deep Blue won a celebrated chess match against then reigning champion Gary Kasparov, — one of the earliest, most concrete grand challenges of AI. The 2010s saw increasingly powerful deep learning AI systems surpass human levels of performance in a number of tasks  like image and speech recognition, skin and breast cancer detection, and playing championship-level Go.

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Reflections on “Navigating the Tech Storm: The business impact of technology beyond the hype”

Since the publication of my book, "Navigating the Techstorm," I've closely watched the rapid evolution of emerging technologies through the lens of a deep-tech investor with extensive experience in technology startups. The framework I proposed—Analyze, Assess, Adapt—has not only remained relevant but has become even more critical as the pace of technological innovation accelerates. It's become clear that understanding and proactively responding to technological disruption is no longer merely beneficial—it's essential for sustained growth and competitive advantage.

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Rethinking Data Centers in the Era of AI Agents

AI agents are fundamentally reshaping data center design, infrastructure, and operations. As these agents grow more sophisticated and widespread, traditional data centers must evolve to meet unprecedented demands—from escalating computational power and cooling needs to advanced networking capable of handling dynamic, high-volume traffic. This report examines how data centers are adapting to support AI workloads, highlighting innovations in technology, design, and operations that will drive the future of digital infrastructure.

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Agentic AI and Process: Better Together

One of the best places to implement AI practically and successfully is in external or internal processes, including front and back-office processes used in everyday and game-changing modes. Processes are often the basis of organizational actions that cross internal and external boundaries. These processes often employ resources that could benefit from AI's automation or assistance, especially where knowledge, decision-making, and agile optimization based on changing or emerging goals are required.

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Jim Sinur
Process ownership: The Overlooked Driver of AI Success

While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be transformative, the track record to date is disappointing. Although billions have been invested in AI, recent research reveals that only 1 percent of companies surveyed consider themselves to be “mature” – i.e. to have fully integrated AI into workflows and thereby produce better business outcomes. The same research report found that the biggest barrier to scaling AI is not employees—but leaders. Mayer, Hannah, Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, and Roger Roberts. "Superagency in the Workplace: Empowering People to Unlock AI’s Full Potential." McKinsey & Company, January 28, 2025. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/superagency-in-the-workplace-empowering-people-to-unlock-ais-full-potential-at-work.

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Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Trials: U.S. Landscape, Laws, and Ethical Considerations

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical trials has emerged as a transformative force in the United States healthcare system. While AI offers significant benefits in clinical trials, including cost reduction and improved efficiency, it also presents complex challenges in governance, regulation, and ethical implementation. Authors aim to analyze specific AI applications in U.S. clinical trials, focusing on case studies, regulatory frameworks, and ethical considerations.

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AI for the Rest of Us: two years later

When we released "AI for the Rest of Us" two years ago, we stood in a liminal space, observing as artificial intelligence seemed poised to transform not only Silicon Valley but the entirety of human experience. In hindsight, we recognize that our predictions have been realized in both expected and surprising ways.

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The Impact of AI on Research and Innovation

On December 29, the WSJ  published “Will AI Help or Hurt Workers?,” an article based on a research paper by Aidan Toner-Rodgers, a second year PhD student in MIT’s Economics Department. One of the reasons the WSJ article caught my attention is that it featured a photo of the MIT graduate student in between two of the world’s top economists whose research I’ve closely followed for years: Daron Acemoglu, — who in October was named a co-receipient of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, and David Autor (along with his dog Shelby) — who was a co-chair of a multi-year, MIT-wide Taskforce on the impact of AI on “The Work of the Future.”

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The Future of Self-Driving Cars and Robotaxis

MIT professor emeritus Rodney Brooks has been posting an annual Predictions Scorecard  in rodneybrooks.com since January 1, 2018, where he predicts future milestones in three technology areas: AI and robotics, self driving cars, and human space travel. He also reviews the actual progress in each of these areas to see how his past predictions have held up. On January 1 he posted his 2025 Predictions Scorecard.

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