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generative AI is having for our own jobs. Our
position is that these technological innovations
have cross-sectoral impacts, and it is for this
reason that we have put together the present
Impact Papers series, " add Daniele Battaglia,
Lorena Blasco-Arcas, Petros Chamakiotis,
Alessandro Lanteri and Yannick Meiller in
the executive summary.
This edition's guest editors believe that
this collection of impact papers represents
a significant step towards fulfilling
the school's commitment: " Through these
papers, we aim to provide our stakeholders with
useful insights and some of the tools needed to
navigate today's complex landscape of technological
innovation, with all its opportunities
and challenges. More importantly, we hope
that this collection will spark conversations,
inspire ideas, and shape a better understanding
of the role that we can all play in harnessing
the power of technology for the benefit
of individuals, organisations, and our society
at large, " they write. " After all, the future is
not something that merely happens to us; it is
something that we shape through our ideas, our
actions, and our collective will. We hope this
fourth Impact Papers series will be a catalyst for
such shaping, as we embrace the promise and
navigate the complexities of new technologies in
our shared journey towards the future. "
True to the words of Rabelais
" The emergence of information flows, generative
artificial intelligence, machine learning,
robotization and all that is known as Industry
4.0 certainly holds great promises [...], just as
much as it raises strong societal challenges, "
writes ESCP Dean and Executive President
Léon Laulusa in his foreword. " Like a doubleedged
sword, today's technologies have the virtue
of our uses. 'Science without conscience is
but the ruin of the soul,' wrote Rabelais nearly
500 years ago. The phrase still rings true today.
From this point of view, we are aware of the responsibility
of a business school as an institution
of higher education and research. "
To Pramuan Bunkanwanicha, Sonia Ben
Slimane and Régis Coeurderoy, ChatGPT
illustrates how new technologies allow us
to do things at an exponential pace and
with efficient results. However, they write,
" these technologies call for a comprehensive and
nuanced exploration of this transformation. It
is particularly important to focus our attention
on human, ethical and regulatory aspects, to
avoid losing human control. " Because Stephen
Hawking once said, " Success in creating AI
would be the biggest event in human history.
Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless
we learn how to avoid the risks... "
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For the first time, this edition will also
result in the publication, financed
by the ESCP Foundation, of a selection
of articles based on impact
papers - most of which have been
or will be published in the press.
Pramuan Bunkanwanicha will also
be discussing the impact papers
and ESCP's research strategy in an
episode of the school's upcoming
Brace! (for impact) podcast series.
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