31: Human-AI interactions in Knowledge work and innovation and the future of learning (Hila Lifshitz)
- Jose Arrieta

- May 13
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 15
Prerecorded session
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Live session
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Required readings
Dell’Acqua, F., McFowland III, E., Mollick, E., Lifshitz, H., Kellogg, K. C., Rajendran, S., ... & Lakhani, K. R. (2026). Navigating the jagged technological frontier: Field experimental evidence of the effects of artificial intelligence on knowledge worker productivity and quality. Organization Science, 37(2), 403-423.
Randazzo, S., Lifshitz, H., Kellogg, K. C., Dell'Acqua, F., Mollick, E., Candelon, F., & Lakhani, K. R. (2025). Cyborgs, centaurs and self-automators: The three modes of human-GenAI knowledge work and their implications for skilling and the future of expertise (Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 26-036). Harvard Business School. https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/26-036_e7d0e59a-904c-49f1-b610-56eb2bdfe6f9.pdf
Discussion questions
How do you relate to the three modes of working with AI? Do they depict your way of working with AI for research?
What do you find interesting theoretically about the three types?
What do you think is the difference between centaurs and cyborg regarding their learning?
What and how do you think we can encourage human learning when working with genAI? How would we design studies for it?
What do you think are the shifts in these professions' roles as they integrate AI into their work?
Group members
Faculty advisors
Ningzi (Lena) Li | |
Sara Moqaddamerad | |
Anjali Singh |
Participants
Divya Gohil | |
Rafael Lanini | |
Wendy Cheon | |
Amirah Sumarto | |
Yiru (Susan) Wang |

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