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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.

Bolder Export Credit Policies Are Needed to Ensure the Energy Transition

Export credit agencies are increasing support for renewables, but fossil fuels still receive substantial public backing. 

Igor Shishlov

How Boardroom Diplomacy Could Reshape Peace in Middle East

As private-sector figures enter peace negotiations, future business leaders need sharper geopolitical judgment about modern conflicts to interpret these developments for responsible decision-making.

5 minutes
Julia EMTSEVA

Awe Is Not a Universal Feel-Good Emotion

Awe is often seen as an uplifting emotion in the West. Yet it can be accompanied by fear and tension in China. This new finding has implications for how awe is used in wellbeing, leadership and marketing strategies in different cultures?

5 minutes
Craig Anderson

Geopolitics Is Rewiring Corporate Strategy

How systems can be weaponized and the organizational capabilities leaders will need to respond.

5 minutes
Olivier Chatain

Why Must Economics Rethink the Firm Around Purpose?

At HEC Paris Purpose Day, LSE professor Tim Besley proposes a new framework for understanding firms beyond profit, efficiency, and productivity, one that could deliver both business and societal gains. 
 

4 minutes
HEC Paris Sustainability & Organizations Center

Big Mamma’s Founders on Success, Friendship and Finding Your Path

18 years after graduating from HEC, Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux looked back on the people, moments and choices that shaped their path. And on the one lesson they keep returning to: life is less about the “what” than the “who.”

6 minutes

In Africa, Institutional Stability Fosters Banking Innovation

Control over payments, data, and credit is turning Africa’s fintech boom into a new arena of economic and geopolitical competition.

6 minutes
Bertrand Quélin

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