Dr. Sahar Hashmi Conducts AI Workshop on ‘How AI Transforms Businesses’ at Harvard Business School

Dr. Sahar Hashmi was invited to conduct a workshop on AI in Business at Harvard Business School. She designed and created this workshop based on her experience with her consulting firm so far. The Workshop was on generative AI applications, strategies, and implementation challenges.

Key discussion points:

   ✓   The IBM Watson and MD Anderson partnership complications – exploring reasons.

   ✓   The entry of chatbots into the market – examples include Microsoft’s Tay and Microsoft’s backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT, discussing their reasons for failures and successes.

   ✓   Open-source vs. proprietary large language models (LLMs) – comparisons and selection criteria.

   ✓   The emergence of Hybrid LLM models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases.

   ✓   Use cases of generative AI in business.

   ✓   Strategies for transforming businesses using generative AI.

   ✓   Challenges in implementing generative AI in businesses.

   ✓   Factors to consider when selecting a generative AI model for your business-from Dr. Sahar Hashmi’s personal consulting experience.

   ✓   As an art aficionado, she concluded the session with an AI-generated Coca Cola ad using the arts of famous artists.

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The workshop included a student working session where students were grouped into teams. Each team selected a company from a provided list below and concentrated on key factors specific to their chosen business sector—such as cost, data sensitivity, scalability, and reliability, LLM model selection—to develop a strategic plan for implementing generative AI.

1) NVIDIA

2) Collaborations between OpenAI and Microsoft on AI Startup Spin-offs

3) Hospitals and Clinics – EMR systems – Hospital at Home Models

4) Amazon

5) Large Business Enterprises – Consulting firms-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte and Accenture

6) Small Businesses

About Dr. Sahar Hashmi: 

Dr. Sahar Hashmi, MD-PhD, is the CEO of Myriad Consulting LLC and has served as a Harvard faculty member. https://www.myriad-consulting-llc.com

Dr. Sahar Hashmi, an AI expert advisor, conducts customized AI workshops for executives and business entities, encompassing hospitals and clinics that are keen on adopting AI solutions. Throughout the implementation journey, she offers guidance, sharing her expertise and support to facilitate the seamless integration of AI technologies into their operations.