Alex Pentland
@alex_pentland
HAI Stanford, ToshibavProfessor, MIT, MembervUS National Academies
Agent to agent transactions may be commonplace in the not too distant future - however what's the risk and potential loss for the people involved? Our recent study looked at exactly that.
AI Shopping/Sales Agents sound very cool! But what if both the buyer and seller use AI agents? Our recent study found that stronger agents can exploit weaker ones to get a better deal, and delegating negotiation to AI agents might lead to economic losses. arxiv.org/abs/2506.00073…
We're hiring at the @DigEconLab! Seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our project on developing user-centered AI agents in consumer settings. Learn more: digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/about/post-doc…
Here's a recent chat I had with @DavidWestin on @business's Wall Street Week re: what the future of AI means for investors looking to make smart decisions on where to put their money. tl;dr - best bet is on places with a clear business case. bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…
What if AI was designed more to complement human intelligence and decision making - that relies heavily on human connection and "social foraging" - instead of trying to replace it? This would make AI more useful and beneficial in almost every sphere. youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ncsq…
The 8th @StarlingTrust Compendium was released last week, including an interview I contributed on the impact of Social Physics: insights.starlingtrust.com/content/compen…
🎓🎉Congratulations to these three newly hooded Ph.D.s from @MIT's Connections Science @GuyZys, @TobinSouth, and @RobertMahari. It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with and advise them.
