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Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier

Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality

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ID23345993
AuthorsFabrizio Dell’Acqua (Harvard University, corresponding author), Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland (0000-0001-5249-7117, Harvard University), Ethan Mollick (University of Pennsylvania), Ethan R Mollick, Hila Lifshitz‐Assaf (0000-0002-3461-003X, Harvard University), Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Katherine C Kellogg (0000-0003-4372-3498, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Katherine Kellogg, Saran Rajendran (0000-0003-3919-0860, Boston Consulting Group (United States)), Lisa Krayer (0000-0001-9133-226X, Boston Consulting Group (United States)), François Candelon (Boston Consulting Group (United States)), Karim R Lakhani (0000-0002-5535-8304, Internet Society)
Year2023
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSSRN Electronic Journal (REPOSITORY)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-5068 • E-ISSN: 1556-5068
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2139/ssrn.4573321
OpenAlexW4386827556
LanguageEN
Citations received85
References cited47

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