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Giving Humans the Final Say Can Make AI Decisions Worse

September 14th, 2026
6 mins
Olivier Sibony

When algorithms outperform experts, human oversight may protect legitimacy... but it may also simply restore the errors AI was meant to correct.

The Energy Transition will change geopolitics—not solve it

The disruption at the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the fragility of hydrocarbon supply. Electrification can reduce that vulnerability, but it is also creating new dependencies on critical minerals, processing capacity and industrial power.

3 minutes
Jean-Michel Gauthier

AI Data Centers Amplify Grid and Energy Price Risks

New research finds nationwide spillovers from AI data centers, alongside sharp regional price rises, higher emissions and growing grid risks.

7 minutes
Olivier Darmouni

The Winning Cultures Behind France’s Swimming Golds

The 2026 European Swimming Championships in Paris offer a timely reason to revisit a remarkable transformation studied by Thomas Paris: how a national team can change its rules, practices and underlying beliefs until high performance becomes part of

6 minutes
Thomas Paris

AI Automates Routine Management and Raises the Value of Leadership

Artificial intelligence is unlikely to eliminate executive roles, but it is changing the tasks that make those roles valuable. This policy paper identifies a consistent asymmetry between AI management and leadership.

9 min
Julien Jourdan, Emmanuel Coblence, Catherine Tanneau

Short-Term Data Can Weaken Long-Term Financial Forecasts

A study of 65 million financial analyst observations finds that short-term alternative data sharpen near-term earnings estimates but reduce the value of longer-term projections.

7 minutes
Thierry Foucault

Climate Deep Tech: Solving Billion-Scale Problems Under Constraints

Cura Climate is building electrochemical technology to help cement producers cut emissions by up to 85%, without compromising on cost.

HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Faced with Heatwaves and the Energy Shock, the French See No Political Leader Up to the Challenge

49% of French people believe that no current political figure understands the energy challenges at stake. A worrying figure at a time of climate emergency and rising energy prices.

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