HAI Seminar: Industry Conversation with Instacart

What does AI adoption actually look like inside a firm — and what happens to the people working in it? This HAI seminar pairs two perspectives on that question. Alexandr Lenk of Instacart Economics will share findings on how AI adoption diffuses through peer networks inside firms and drives productivity gains, drawing on evidence from engineering and data-science teams. Arvind Karunakaran of Stanford MS&E will offer an organizational lens on what follows: how AI tools reshape roles, workflows, expert authority, and oversight relationships at work. Discussion will explore where these two pict