MIT Sloan School of Management

“We’re not training people to be experts on something in this technology space. We’re trying to help them to think, to understand, and to act.” — Peter Hirst, Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education at MIT Sloan bit.ly/4dUPrKM

These four MIT Sloan-connected startups were featured at the recent MIT Startup Exchange Virtual Demo Day. bit.ly/4wkahuu

Central banks are navigating a world of higher debt, tightly interconnected markets, and rising geopolitical tensions. In this excerpt from her new book, MIT Sloan professor Kristin J. Forbes offers guidance based on six military principles from Chinese philosophy. bit.ly/47V9OEs

Human content creators are protected by copyright law, but whether these laws allow AI models to learn from human-created content is up for debate. MIT Sloan professor Thomas Malone proposes “learnright” laws that would give copyright holders the exclusive right to license their content to AI companies for model training. Learn more: bit.ly/4u2rfvB

In 2014, 1% of global electricity generation came from solar power. Today, solar accounts for more than 8.8% of the electricity generated. It’s the fastest-growing source of electricity, thanks to policy alignment and financial mechanisms that accelerated cost declines. bit.ly/3PSUIcB

Consumers often express positive views toward environmentally friendly actions, but good intentions don’t always translate into behavior. One possible reason? Consumers find it challenging to gauge their positive environmental impact. bit.ly/3QN8cH6

Michael Autery, SFMBA ’26, discusses his journey from active duty to entrepreneurship on the latest episode of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies. Listen to the full episode at the link below. bit.ly/4dlReZd

Most organizations struggle to move from AI experimentation to seeing a return on their investments. Here are five common AI mistakes and how you can overcome them. bit.ly/4wAhJBB

Peter Hirst, the senior associate dean for Executive Education at MIT Sloan, has unique insight into how leaders are thinking about AI. bit.ly/4dUPrKM

The new Catalytic Climate Finance Project, co-founded by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative’s Florian Berg and Jason Jay, aims to replicate the solar industry’s success by supporting the development of other green technologies. bit.ly/3PSUIcB

In a new opinion piece, Greentown Labs’ Georgina Campbell Flatter and Ben Soltoff of the MIT Sloan School of Management argue that climate leadership and economic competitiveness are not opposing priorities — they are increasingly interconnected. Learn more: bit.ly/4njAR2u

Leaders are facing unpredictable challenges, and AI is part of a “bewildering onslaught of change” that is driving executives to seek learning opportunities. bit.ly/4dUPrKM

U.S. law hasn’t determined whether using copyrighted content to train AI models is fair use or infringement. Three researchers make the case for “learnright” laws. Learn more at the link below. bit.ly/48ZGyNk

“In order to be spontaneous and respond quickly and efficiently to new opportunities and threats, you can’t respond in firefighting mode. You have to be able to step back and reflect on the learning process, which requires discipline.” bit.ly/4tNPTQp

As generative AI use becomes widespread, organizations must determine how employees use the technology. In a study co-authored by MIT Sloan professor Kate Kellogg, researchers identified three distinct ways in which people interacted with AI. Learn more: bit.ly/4rWEWdS

Uplift Microhome, co-founded by MIT LGO student Charlie Nitschelm, won this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. Learn more at the link below. bit.ly/4uCao3j 📷: Aleksei Krotov Photography

By providing climate startups with strategic funding from philanthropists and private companies for early-stage and scale-up costs, catalytic climate finance can make climate technologies less risky and more attractive to private investors. bit.ly/3PSUIcB

The first mistake organizations often make that impedes AI success? Treating the technology as something you do, not a tool to get results. bit.ly/4wAhJBB

Keeping humans in the loop is not enough. Organizations should train employees to recognize AI’s persuasion tactics and to validate AI outputs outside the chat interface and rely on parallel judge agents for ongoing oversight. bit.ly/4efMWDy

Entrepreneurs have an opportunity to develop solutions that connect climate to reliable energy, economic growth, and competitiveness. Learn more at the link below. bit.ly/4to0ZdX