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Headlines have focused on massive data center investments coming to Louisiana, but Dek Terrell, Director of the LSU Center for Economics, Business & Policy Research, says that’s only part of the story. The bigger question is how artificial intelligence will reshape the state’s businesses, workforce and communities. Terrell offered his take on how Louisiana can capitalize on AI’s opportunities while addressing its challenges in July’s episode of “Strictly Business” with the Baton Rouge Business Report.
Take a product off the shelf today and you might find a label proclaiming it to be sustainably sourced or environmentally friendly, examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the marketplace. But can a firm be both socially responsible and financially performant? An international team of researchers including LSU's Ted Waldron embarked on a new study to explore if companies can have it both ways.
In April, leading AI firm Anthropic confirmed the existence of Mythos, a powerful cybersecurity-focused AI model with extraordinary defensive – and offensive – potential. LSU Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems faculty Ali Ahmed and Rudy Hirschheim are exploring the potential of Mythos to reshape cybersecurity as we know it.