Business schools across the nation are going all in on artificial intelligence, including Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, writes Lindsay Ellis for The Wall Street Journal.

This spring, Prof. Ethan Mollick assigned his Wharton students the task of automating away part of their jobs. He warned them to expect to feel insecure about what they are able to do once they understand what AI is capable of.

“You haven’t used AI until you’ve had an existential crisis,” he said. “You need three sleepless nights.”

Students are eager to participate in such tasks as employers are now more likely to hire talent with AI skills.

Many professors believe that AI has become a crucial tool, similar to using a calculator for doing math.

According to Sheena Iyengar, a Columbia Business School professor, M.B.A.s should be using AI to come up with ideas both quickly and comprehensively. But while AI can help a lot, it is still on people to ask the right questions and make good decisions.

“You still have to direct it, otherwise it will give you crap,” said Iyengar. “You cannot eliminate human judgment.”

Read more about how Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is utilizing artificial intelligence in The Wall Street Journal.

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