What is AI? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a general term (first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy) to describe a machine or computer program that can perform tasks that seem “smart” (e.g. classifying loan applicants based on their financial data and diagnosing patients based on their clinical data, etc.)
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(Excerpted from the moderated discussion between Dean Charles H. Whiteman and John Geller during Executive Insights, Smeal’s signature speaker series)
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When I joined the Penn State Smeal College of Business in 2012, I had no doubt I would be a part of an extraordinary community.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe and rapid negative effect on the economy, causing widespread business closures, supply chain disruptions, and job losses. Over time, the government implemented several stimulus measures to mitigate a recession, highlighting the pandemic’s economic challenges.
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From investors to business owners to those tasked with expanding their company, everyone in commercial real estate is now feeling the early effects of climate change.
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Funding for new entrepreneurs has quickly dried up. Over the final quarter of 2022, startup investments in North America declined by more than 60% compared to the same period in 2021, according to a Crunchbase report.
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As we attempt to eliminate waste and slow climate change, we’re seeing a shift to a circular economy, where products and materials are repurposed in new cycles.
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Media outlets and independent observers regularly identify the Penn State Smeal College of Business among the best business schools in the world — a perception that is most certainly reflected in the growing number of college applications Smeal receives each year.
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How COVID, Roe v. Wade, and Other Obstacles Have Brought New Challenges to a Longstanding Struggle
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The Future of U.S. Trade Relations Abroad
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The Future of U.S. Trade Relations Abroad
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These are challenging times in higher education.
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