AI, Climate Change, and China: Three SKEMA Researchers’ Perspectives on a Changing World in The Conversation

In recent weeks, three SKEMA faculty members have shared their insights on some of today’s most pressing issues through The Conversation, a leading media platform dedicated to bringing academic expertise to a wider audience.

A researcher at the SKEMA Center for Artificial Intelligence, Engin Iyidogan examined the trade-offs faced by organizations deploying generative AI tools. In Should Companies Buy More Reliable AI or Pay to Correct It?, he argues that the real challenge lies in finding the right balance between technological performance, verification costs, and the potential consequences of AI-generated errors.

Meanwhile, Amaury Goguel, a member of the SKEMA Center for Global Risks, explores a major economic paradox in Why Does China’s GDP Per Capita Remain Lower Than France’s? His analysis sheds light on the impact of demographics, inequality, and China’s economic model on average household wealth.
 

Finally, in Climate Change: A Major Storytelling Challenge for Hollywood Cinema, Tom van Laer, a researcher at the SKEMA Center for Sustainability Studies, investigates how Hollywood films portray the climate crisis. Drawing on an analysis of 35 feature films, he shows that these narratives rely as much on emotion as on science to raise public awareness of environmental issues.