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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.

Without Alliances Geopolitics Will Break

When politics break your supply chain, building trust across borders is your best defense.

5 minutes
Sam Aflaki

What Debt Teaches Us About Human Exchange

“Debt: The First 5,000 Years” helped me why better disclosure could reintroduce the human stakes into what we buy and sell.

5 minutes
Brian Hill

Cognitii: The AI Platform Tackling the Special Education Gap

Based in India, winner of the 2025 WomenEntrepreneurs4Good pitch contest, Cognitii is building a global infrastructure to support neurodiverse children through AI.

HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Why Business Schools and Businesses Need a Geopolitical Reset

Power and coercion have returned to the center of economic life, and executives need new ways to see, map and manage their exposure.

10 minutes
Olivier Chatain

Is Loneliness the Most Overlooked Economic Risk of Our Time?

Isolation, mistrust, and disconnection are fuelling inequality, weakening democracy, and eroding the foundations of prosperity. 

5 mn
Marieke Huysentruyt, Yann Algan

When Corporate Purpose Meets Shareholder Power: Governance Lessons from the Ben & Jerry's–Unilever Conflict

This award-winning case study shows that when a purpose-driven brand inside a global conglomerate turns activism into strategic risk, governance structures—not intentions—determine who ultimately holds power.

Nils Plambeck

The Burnout Economy: When Wealth Makes Us Sick

When growth no longer produces well-being but anxiety and inequality, our economic model has turned against its promise of progress, argues UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter.
 

6 minutes
HEC Paris Sustainability & Organizations Center

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