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‘People Worry That AI Will Replace Workers. But It Could Make Some More Productive’, by John Lorinc, The University of Toronto Magazine, April 26, 2024
‘Don’t scale AI! Scale your business with AI’, L’ADN, By Patrick Darmon, April 26, 2024
‘Is Canada Falling Behind in AI?’, TVO Today, April 15, 2024
‘Responsible Marketing: Wear Your Ethics On Your Sleeve’, by Jennifer Chase, Forbes, April 8, 2024
‘311 Thursday Refresh with Ajay Agrawal on Prediction Machines, Power & Prediction and Leading Through The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence’, Partnering Leadership with Mahan Tavakoli, Apple Podcasts, March 2024
‘Harnessing the predictive powers of AI’, The European, Feb 6, 2024
‘Get Ready for AI-Driven Skill Democratization’, by Brent Orrell, The Bulwark, Jan 12, 2024
‘CIO insights: What’s next for AI in the enterprise?’, by Randy Barrett, CIO, Jan 11, 2024
‘Books to begin your 2024 with’, Wired, Jan 8, 2024
‘On trust, arts, AI and more: Read excerpts from finalists for the 2023 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy’, Toronto Star, by David R. Sampson, Dec 3, 2023
‘The 5 Best Books to Understand AI’ The Hindustan Times, Nov 27, 2023
‘Can Asia come up with the next big thing in deep tech?’, The Straights Times, by Lim Sun Sun, Nov 15, 2023
‘CDL-Vancouver Preps Fall Innovation Mining and Minerals Conference Following Launch of Minerals Stream’, by Charles. E Mandel , BetaKit, Sep 7, 2023
‘The Best 5 AI Books Recommended by ChatGPT’, by Aishwarya Panda, The Hindustan Times, Aug 14, 2023
‘Workday Podcast: Could AI Be the Best Thing to Happen to Your Business?’, Workday Podcast, Aug 14, 2023
‘Toronto Takes on Silicon Valley to Become AI Startup Hub’, by Saritha Rai, Bloomberg, Aug 8, 2023
‘Is there a mining technology landscape?’, Canadian Mining Journal, July 31, 2023
‘Creative Destruction Lab, Once A Refuge For ‘Misfit’ MBAs, Has Generated Billions For Science-Based Startups’, by Kristy Bleizeffer, Poets & Quants, July 31, 2023
‘Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?’, by Shagorika Easwar, Desi News, July 31, 2023
‘IBM says it will cut 8,000 jobs and replace them with AI — but it has a solution for displaced workers’, by Alex Cyr, The Toronto Star, June 3, 2023
‘‘Godfather of AI' steps down from Google’, CBC News, The National, May 3, 2023
‘Why AI is the productivity boost we’ve been waiting for’, Financial Review, by Prof. Richard Holden, April 18, 2023
‘Expert: Soon we will work when we feel like it’, Mandiner (Hungary), April 15, 2023
‘New technology divides companies into winners and losers - Artificial intelligence develops quickly, organizations slowly’, Arvopaperi (Finland), by Tommi Melender, April 10, 2023
‘What students should learn for the jobs of tomorrow’, DUP (Germany), April 5, 2023
‘5 Technology Books for 2023’, Impacto TIC (Colombia), by Jorge Hernandez, April 6, 2023
‘These are the 12 best books to get up to speed on the hot new world of generative AI, according to experts’, Business Insider, by Lakshmi Varanasi, April 2, 2023
‘Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance’, The Economist, March 26, 2023
‘Just ask ChatGPT: Artificial intelligence can revolutionize how business is done’, Rochester Business Journal, March 17, 2023
‘Get ready for a successful digital transformation’, Ledernytt (Norway), March 14, 2023
‘AI is disrupting the customer service industry – and Canadian companies are leading the way’, The Globe & Mail, by Jared Lindzon, March 7, 2023
‘Next-Gen Operating Models for Bankers and Advisors’, International Banker, by Lili Li, March 1, 2023
‘ChatGPT wouldn’t exist without Canadian AI pioneers. Why one fears for the future’. Global News, by Kathryn Mannie, March 1, 2023
‘Is ChatGPT Coming for Your Job? Should copywriters, journalists, and other white-collar workers be worried?’, Katie Couric Media, by Rachel Uda, February 15, 2023
‘AI Will Have a Revolutionary Effect on Executive Decision-Making’, Brink, February 14, 2023
‘A Matter of Trust’, PharmaLive.com, by Jonathan Wert, Kathy Belk, and Jan-Willem van Doorn, February 13, 2023
‘Gadgets: In conversation with Julia Kim, Samsung, about her favorite podcasts’, Dupa Afaceri Premium (Romania), by Cristina Rosca, February 13, 2023
‘Unveiling the general data protection law in Brazil’, Migalhas (Brazil), by Joseane de Menezes Conde, February 10, 2023
ChatGPT may reset the world of work as businesses rush to own artificial intelligence’, CBC News, by Don Pittis, February 9, 2023‘
Dawn of AI tools: Adopt quickly or lose out in the future workplace’, Business Daily, by Scott Bellows, February 8, 2023
‘Book Review: Artificial Intelligence is now changing business’, Økonomisk Ugebrev (Denmark), by Hugo Gaarden, February 8, 2023
‘Få afmystificeret AI med suveræn lærebog’, Inside Business (Denmark), February 2, 2023
‘Wordt AI een stroomstoot voor de economie en de beurzen?’, De Tijd, January 28, 2023
‘Qui profitera en bourse de l'éclosion de l'intelligence artificielle?’, L’Echo, January 28, 2023‘
‘AI will be the new electricity’, Handelsblatt, by Thomas Jahn, January 27, 2023
‘Editorial: Inteligencia artificial para el desarrollo’, La Nación, January 27, 2023
‘A cause for optimism about the AI revolution’, Mint, by Srivatsa Krishna, January 26, 2023
‘Makin Ketatnya Persaingan Manusia dengan Kecerdasan Buatan’, Republika, January 13, 2023
‘ChatGPT Is Coming To A Customer Service Chatbot Near You’, Forbes, Rashi Shrivastava, January 9, 2023
‘Guest viewpoint: Why and how we need to change the conversation about pension reform’, Investments and Pensions Europe, by Keith Ambachtsheer, January 2023 Issue
‘Why accountants should pay attention to ChatGPT’, For Accountants, by Rob Pillans, December 21, 2022
‘ChatGPT and the ‘Disruptive Economics’ of AI’, The New York Times, December 16, 2022
‘10 Best Business Books Of 2022’, Forbes, Christian Stadler, December 14, 2022
‘AI Helped Produce This Episode’ RBC Disruptors Podcast, by Jennifer Marron, December 6, 2022
‘Hitting the Books: AI is already reshaping air travel, will airports themselves be next?’, Engadget, Andrew Tarantola, December 4, 2022
‘Sanctuary Secures $30 Million from Canada’s SIF to Build Robots with Human-like Intelligence’, Betakit, Charlize Alcaraz, December 1, 2022
‘From Prediction to Transformation’, HBR Taiwan, November-December, 2022 Issue
‘From Prediction to Transformation’, Harvard Business Review, November-December, 2022 Issue
‘How AI adoption has yet to reveal its real potential’, Venture Beat, by Ben Dickson, November 27, 2022
‘The Essential Components of Digital Transformation’; Harvard Business Review, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, November 23, 2022
‘FT business books: what to read this month’, Financial Times, November 17, 2022
‘How agile young businesses can profit from their ability to exploit the disruptive economics of artificial intelligence’, Engineering and Technology, by Nick Smith, November 16, 2022
‘What AI Can and Can’t Do’, CBC Radio, Spark with Nora Young, November 13, 2022
Brief ‘Power & Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence’, Financial Times’ Business School Insider, November 7, 2022
‘Ajay, Joshua, and Avi on Power & Prediction”, Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Podcast, Episode 208, November 2022
‘Rotman professors write a book on the economic disruptions that AI causes’, The Varsity, Nameera Azim, October 30, 2022
‘The Value Of Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Just Insights’, Forbes, Joe McKendrick, October 25, 2022
‘Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?’, Forbes, by Adi Gaskell, October 20, 2022
‘The Disruptive Economics of AI’, IEDP Developing Leaders, by Peter Chadwick, October 19, 2022
‘Prediction Power and the Anti-Discrimination Opportunity’, TAP (Technology Academics Policy), October 15, 2022
‘The Five Best Books to Understand AI’, The Economist, August 4, 2022
‘Successful AI Requires the Right Data Architecture. Here, How to Approach it’, CXOToday.com, by Atul Sharma, July 6, 2022
‘Layoffs, falling shares: The economic downturn in tech’, CBC Radio One, Manjula Selvarajah, June 16, 2022
‘Where Does AI Go Next?’, Forbes, by Asheem Chandna, May 31, 2022
‘Yedlin: Calgary is starting something exciting — and it's turning heads everywhere’, The Calgary Herald, Deborah Yedlin, May 21, 2022
‘Joining forces to help beat cancer’, La Presse, by Andrea Seale, May 16, 2022
‘How does AI factor into growing Canada’s economy?’; The Hill, Kristina McElheran, May 8, 2022
CDL-Seattle Supporting Innovation in Manufacturing With New Stream, The Canadian Business Journal, May 5, 2022
14 startups seek to level up at the 2022 Investor Showcase, BC Business, by Rushmila Rahman, May 4, 2022
‘Atlanta's largest retailer launches $150M fund to invest in innovation’, Atlanta Inno, by Zach Armstrong, May 3, 2022
‘Tech Nation Visa: How To Apply For New UK Visa For Tech Talents’, After School Africa, by Ifeoma Chuks, May 2022
‘CDL-Vancouver introduces Compute stream to scale revolutionizing technologies’; The Financial Post, April 27, 2022
‘AirMiners Launchpad Teams Are Milestone Winners In $100M Carbon Removal Competition’ Business Wire, April 22, 2022
‘Unbreakable pantyhose maker Sheertex raises $101-million led by retail giant H&M to expand business’; The Globe & Mail, Sean Silcoff, April 21, 2022
‘The Pandemic Could Help Unleash a Creativity Boom’, The RBC Disruptors Podcast, April 13, 2022
‘Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) partner to launch a unique program for seed-stage companies commercializing cancer research results’, The Financial Post, April 12, 2022
‘How Accurate Are The Rapid Covid Tests?’, Forbes, Steven Salzberg, March 28, 2022
‘Covid-19: dois testes por semana reduzem surtos em empresas, mostra estudo:’, O Globo, February 27, 2022
‘The Future of AI and Big Data: Three Concepts’; Enterprising Investor, Larry Cao, July 28, 2021
‘Creative Destruction Lab joins UW Foster School of Business, establishing CDL-Seattle’; University of Washington News, May 20, 2021
‘Alt Tex Closes $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round to Commercialize Sustainable Polyester Alternative’; BetaKit, Isabelle Kirkwood, May 19, 2021
‘This Elite European B-School Has Launched A Major Climate Change Initiative’, Poets and Quants, June 20, 2020
‘Ocean Supercluster launches competition for ocean tech innovators’, BetaKit, June 10, 2020
‘U of C program for startups launches agriculture and food stream’, Calgary Herald, June 18, 2020
‘Intelligenza artificiale: ecco come sta gia cambiando le nostre vite’, Panorama, April 20, 2020
‘Creative Destruction Lab launches a new startup program dedicated to COVID-19 response’, TechCrunch, April 6, 2020
‘The power of cheap prediction: how AI is transforming tasks, business models, and strategy’, Your Story, April 2, 2020
‘Keeping up with insurance innovations’, Advisor's Edge, March 27, 2020
‘Ajay Agrawal explains economics of AI and what organisations can do with it‘, Business Standard, February 10, 2020
‘Human judgements will become more valuable in the age of AI’, The Hindu Business Line, February 4, 2020
‘The jobs AI is poised to disrupt’, Triangle Business Journal, January 20, 2020
‘Canada’s space industry set for relaunch decades after its biggest achievement’, Financial Post, January 16, 2020
'In jobs, expertise from experience is no longer critical', Forbes India, January 13, 2020
‘Integrating AI And Machine Learning Starts With Your Data Scientists’, Forbes.com,
‘Creative Destruction Lab opens newest location in Atlanta’s Georgia Tech’, BetaKit, January 4, 2020
‘Plastics alternative startup Ecopackers raises $4.3 million’, The Globe & Mail, January 4, 2020
‘A magia da previsão’, Exame, May 8, 2019
‘Can HR Become a Prediction Machine? Rethinking AI and Talent’, HR Examiner, May 29, 2019
‘Creative Destruction Lab signs on as founding partner of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency’, BetaKit, June 19, 2019
‘Máquinas predictivas’, Dinero en Imagen, July 25, 2019
‘Dieci libri sull’innovazione per l’estate, e per il prossimo futuro’, Innovation Post, August 1, 2019
‘Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction’, The Globe & Mail , August 17, 2019
Umelá inteligencia a jej budúcnost? Popularizátor AI na Slovensku Martin Spano prináša tieto knižné tipy, Forbes Slovakia, September 9, 2019
‘How CPAs and auditors will remain relevant’, Accounting Today, October 5, 2019
‘The promise and peril of AI’, The Economist, October 17, 2019
‘The top books tech chiefs recommend to help leaders influence employees and spearhead digital overhauls’, by Joe Williams, Business Insider, December 24, 2019
‘A View from the North: Takeaways from the Global Property Market Conference and the Toronto Real Estate Forum’, by David Bodamer, Wealth Management, December 5, 2019
‘10 Books on Thinking About Thinking’, by Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg, December 14, 2019
‘Google's Former CFO Is Returning To Oxford To Mentor Startups’ by Sam Shead, Forbes, published March 16, 2019.
‘U of T's Creative Destruction Lab to expand to University of Oxford’ by Chris Sorensen, University of Toronto, published March 12, 2019
‘Business Leaders Love AI. That Doesn’t Mean They Use It’ by Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg, published March 7, 2019.
‘Creative Destruction Lab Expanding to Oxford University’ by Catherine McIntyre, The Logic, published February 25, 2019.
‘Top Ten Technology Books Of 2018’ by Peter High, Forbes, published January 7, 2019.
‘Robo-doctors? How AI could do jobs we once thought couldn't be automated’ by CBC Radio, published January 4, 2019. Listen to Ajay talk about AI on Geoff Turner’s ‘The Current’.
‘Prediction Machines’ and Your Campus AI Discussion’ by Joshua Kim, Inside Hired, published December 5, 2018
‘Understand how AI can change your business with this simple trick’ by Brian Jackson, IT World Canada, published November 15, 2018
‘Why CDL's Ajay Agrawal Thinks Machine Learning Will Drive the Future’ by Indira Kannan, Business Standard, published November 10, 2018
‘Amazon HQ2, Iran Sanctions, Xi vs Trump: CEO Daily for November 5, 2018’ by Alan Murray and David Meyer, Fortune, published November 5, 2018.
‘CPPIB to Partner with Science-Based Seeding Platform’ by staff, Benefits Canada, published 5 November, 2018.
‘Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to Partner with Creative Destruction Lab’ News Release on Globe Newswire by CPP Investment Board, published November 2, 2018.
‘Rotman Hosts AI industry Leaders for Machine Learning Conference’ by Nikhi Bhambra, The Varsity, published October 28, 2018.
‘Competition for AI Complements is Heating Up’ by Berube, Kelleher, Macklem & Agrawal, The Globe & Mail, published October 21, 2018.
‘From Agriculture to Art — the A.I. Wave Sweeps In’ by Steve Lohr, The New York Times, published October 21, 2018.
‘TD Advances Innovation in Canadian Healthcare’ News Release on Newswire by TD Bank, published October 11, 2018.
‘Ottawa announces $25-million in funding for U of T’s Creative Destruction Lab’ by Sean Silcoff, The Globe & Mail, published October 9, 2018.
‘Government of Canada Invests in Artificial Intelligence and Start-Up Innovation Across Canada’ News Release on Newswire by Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, published October 9, 2018.
‘Using AI To Improve Your Predictive Capabilities’ by Adi Gaskell, Forbes, published September 19, 2018
‘A Summer of Growth: Venture Day 2018’ by Next Canada Staff, IT Business, published August 23, 2018
‘Five Hiring Problems AI Could Solve But Probably Won't’ by Thomas Chamorro Premuzik, Forbes, published August 12, 2018
'When Prediction Gets Cheap' by Theodore Kinni, Strategy + Business, published August 8, 2018
'5 must-read Harvard Business Review articles in August' by Carla Rudder, The Enterprisers Project, published August 1, 2018
'There’s Nothing to Fear From the Rise of the Machines' by Chris Carter, Moneyweek, published July 26, 2018
'Predicting A Rise In Predictive Technology' by John Crupi, Manufacturing Business Technology, published July 25, 2018
'Then They Came for the Lawyers' by Ryan Avent, Foreign Policy, published July 16, 2018
'The Economics Of Artificial Intelligence - How Cheaper Predictions Will Change The World' by Bernard Marr, Forbes, published July 10, 2018
'Three Books Consider What Happens When the Robots Take Over' by Ina Fried, The New York Times, published July 9, 2018
‘IA: The Ally that will Boost your Predictions’ in Business Digest Europe, published June 28, 2018
'How an Algorithm Might Decide Your Career' Bartleby, The Economist, published June 21, 2018
'Six Books Worth Reading' by Scott Duke Cominers, Bloomberg, published June 21, 2018
'Recommendations for Your Summer Reading List' by Blackrock, published June 17, 2018
'The Market for Driverless Cars Will Head Towards Monopoly', The Economist, published June 8, 2018
'The Predictive Power of AI' by Adi Gaskell, Forbes, published June 4, 2018
'Books: AI Strategy' by Kristin Clarke, Associations Now, published June 1, 2018
'AI predictions may not always lead to better decisions' by Ragini Bhuyan, Live Mint, published May 26, 2018
'After years hidden in the background, artificial intelligence is getting pushy' by Don Pittis, CBC, published May 22, 2018
'Opinion: AI will change stock-market trading, but it can’t wipe out the human touch' by Joshua Gans, MarketWatch, published May 15, 2018
'Prediction machines: Why A.I.’s true potential is learning to read the future' by Ajay Agrawal, Big Think, published May 4, 2018
'Cheap Innovations are Often Better than Magical Ones' by Tim Harford, Finanacial Times, published May 3, 2018
'Artificial Intelligence is Here. Is it Time to Rethink Your Strategy?' by staff, UofT Magazine, 26 April 2018.
'The Economics of Artificial Intelligence' by McKinsey & Company, published April 2018 (from interview with Ajay Agrawal by Rob Kirkland)
'The CDL is Home to the Greatest Concentration of AI Companies: Ajay Agrawal' by Karen Christensen, Forbes India, published February 22, 2018