Compilation Episode (Part 6): Where AI Surprises Us

In this compilation episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane explores one of AI’s most intriguing qualities: its ability to surprise us. Featuring HBS professors Nien-hê Hsieh, Christina Wallace, and Jake Cook, the conversation examines how AI is changing the way people work, create, and solve problems. From uncovering new approaches to complex challenges to empowering nontechnical professionals to build and experiment, the episode highlights unexpected lessons about innovation, creativity, and human potential in an AI-driven world. GUESTS Nien-hê Hsieh, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration Christina Wallace, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Jake Cook, Lecturer of Business Administration RESOURCES Nien-hê Hsieh on Ethical AI, Decision-Making, and Investing ⁠Christina Wallace on Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset⁠⁠ Christina Wallace on AI and Entrepreneurship