Innovation Uneven: What GenAI Can and Can't Fix
Professor Rembrand (Rem) Koning, Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, addresses the social and economic implications of gendered gaps in AI usage and implementation, specifically surrounding global entrepreneurship. Professor Koning discusses the risks of women’s reticence around AI adoption, the potential for AI to either supercharge or leave behind great talent, and how to shift the conversation around AI to welcome women into the fold. Additionally, he discusses the talent and funding gaps that founders face when building a product for women, and how women-centered startups can overcome the odds.Key Takeaways:
· Women are using AI at far lower rates than men: the reasons for the gender gap are still largely unsubstantiated by research, but factors such as differing job titles and responsibilities and AI’s ethical concerns are potential explanations.
· Women employees and entrepreneurs risk falling behind: The wage and promotion gaps are widening, and lower rates of AI usage by women could aggravate these gaps, shut female founders out of critical opportunities, and reinforce systemic inequalities.
· Both men and women should be talking about AI: the language around AI adoption should be inclusive. Conversations, training modules, and leadership should appeal to people across genders so that women are equally encouraged to adopt AI in meaningful, appropriate ways.
· AI will only amplify existing performance: entrepreneurs who use AI alone will not see marked improvement in performance against non-AI users, unless they already have a strategic advantage or demonstrate strong business acumen.
· Gendered disparities also threaten women-centered innovation: Founders who build for women face difficulty with raising funding and attracting top talent. Entrepreneurs who want to fill a space in the market for women’s needs should expect additional obstacles but also be prepared to demonstrate disruptive potential.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:52:05 – Professor Rem Koning's research: gender, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship
00:01:02:22 – The AI adoption gap
00:03:16:14 – How can we close the gender gap in AI usage?
00:04:47:18 – Uneven gains: AI and entrepreneurship
00:07:07:16 – Innovation blind spots
00:09:16:14 – Startups that build for women face talent gaps
00:10:35:07 – Advice for launching a startup for underserved groups Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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