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Alexandr Lenk & Arvind Karunakaran | Industry Conversation with Instacart

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Location
353 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305 | Room 119
Topics
Industry, Innovation
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This seminar pairs a case study of AI diffusion with an organizational approach to technological changes in the workplace.

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