Insead gets $3.8 million Google backing for new lab to study AI’s impact on work and life
The lab will study AI risks and how people can thrive during rapid change.
Singapore's Insead business school has introduced the Research Lab for Human and Organisational Thriving, also known as Insead Thrive Lab, to investigate how artificial intelligence may influence human connections, purpose, and well-being in the workplace and personal life. The lab, announced on October 30 at Insead AI Forum Asia 2026, was funded with $3.8 million by Google.org and Google DeepMind.
Winnie Jiang, an associate professor of organisational behaviour at Insead's Singapore campus, will lead the initiative. The lab is part of Insead's Human and Machine Intelligence Institute, which consists of distinguished scholars like Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion and Oskar Morgenstern Medal recipient Phanish Puranam. The lab will concentrate on three areas: learning, working, and relating, and will provide PhD research awards, postdoctoral fellowships, and annual global conferences.
Insead acknowledges AI's immense potential for growth but emphasizes the need to tackle its challenges. Google.org's head of foundations of science, Sepi Hejazi Moghadam, highlighted the importance of ensuring AI boosts human fulfillment over mere efficiency. Jiang stated that the lab aims to make a tangible difference by studying what enables individuals and organizations to adapt and thrive in an AI-driven world.
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