Artificial intelligence (commonly known as ‘AI’) has started a revolution in many industries. The power of AI is propelling company development wherever you look in the business world.
Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, in the Harvard Business Review say, “Over the next decade, AI won’t replace managers, but managers who use AI will replace those who don’t.”
They explain that MBA programs need to start providing students with ‘tools to navigate the AI landscape’, as they train to be the leaders of industry who need to innovations such as AI to be both impactful and to inspire change.
1. Are the AI courses inspired by the real world or mainly theoretical?
Ask them how current the curriculum in AI is. You need to be able to show that you know where AI can help a business and where the impact is less that optimal. As AI is still a new segment, they may be tempted to base the course on theoretical data models that could potentially be outdated by the end of the course.
2. Are ethical dilemmas in AI addressed?
Both Mark Zuckerburg and Elon Musk has a social battle on the ethical boundaries of AI. If you are ever caught in this discussion, be aware of both sides of the argument and prepare to take a side that will defend your business decisions and provide outcomes that are positive and ethically sound.
3. Are there other courses that will teach you to manage companies with disruptive technologies?
The goal of an MBA is not to become a technical expert but how to run a company with the tools at your disposal. AI is a trend that seems to be building further momentum. It’s essential that you learn about disruptive technology. What skills do you need to be able to manage it? As mentioned by Brynjolfsson and McAfee, AI will be further developed in the next ten years affecting process and business models for all industries. “The bottleneck now is in management, implementation, and business imagination.”