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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.

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

High-Visibility Tasks Fuel Employee Motivation

In firms facing intense competition for talent, task allocation can become a lever for career growth, retention, and performance.

Raphaël Lévy

Global Sustainability Reporting Lacks Real Convergence

When TotalEnergies boasts compliance with sustainability reporting standards, is it true or false? HEC professors Hervé Stolowy and Luc Paugam provide some answers.

Hervé Stolowy, Luc Paugam

Why Pharma Firms Withhold Trial Results Despite Regulation

Why clinical trial data play a critical role in public health, but many pharmaceutical companies hold back? Peer pressure, competition, and weak enforcement, say Vedran Capkun and Yin Wang.

Yin Wang, Vedran Capkun

Why Jobseekers Shift from Specialist to Generalist

When prestige is low or futures are unclear, jobseekers broaden their skills instead of doubling down, says Roxana Barbulescu.

Roxana Barbulescu

When Staying Too Long Hurts Your Sales Career

Research by Dominique Rouziès, Bertrand Quélin and Michael Segalla shows that experience-related pay peaks after 3.4 years in sales, urging a rethink of career development and incentives.

Dominique Rouziès, Bertrand Quélin, Michael Segalla

The Hidden Cost of Strong Brands: Disengagement and Burnout

Research from Dominique Rouziès  shows that when companies fail to support brand custodians, employee attitudes deteriorate — and service quality suffers.

Dominique Rouziès

How Advertising Shapes What We Think and Buy

Mindset metrics such as awareness, affect, and experience follow a predictable sequence. Researcher March Vanhuele shows how advertising builds influence, step by step.

Marc Vanhuele

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