{"id":2,"date":"2025-06-13T19:06:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:11:23","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-video-background alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d437a471daacc46618faf0e0b49685a\"><video aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"http:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/03\/397695f7-4dcd-480a-aae6-c1c31e514795.mp4\" style=\"object-position:48% 27%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 27%\"><\/video><button aria-label=\"Pause Video\" class=\"hbsd3-hide-video-button has-small-font-size\">Pause<\/button><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The HBS AI Associates Program advances research on artificial intelligence in organizations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This microgrant program supports research from Harvard faculty on how AI is transforming firms and organizations \u2014 delivering actionable insights for the public and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/research\/\">Explore Our Research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--250)\"><strong>19<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Research Projects Funded<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-teal-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--250)\"><strong>$ 800k+<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Funding Awarded in Microgrants&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--250)\"><strong>20+<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Harvard Faculty&nbsp; Awarded<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-black-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spring 2026 Applications are now open!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hbs.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eg7x7II2av9e1wi\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-lightest-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--400);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--600);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--600)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f691ace905720cd5ec7303b82348453\" id=\"d-3-associates-awardees\"><strong>Featured news<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"layout__wrapper has-col-count-3 alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"hbsd3-card type-post card__orientation-vertical card__layout-vertical  card__has-image card__has-excerpt\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/genai-advantage-may-belong-to-firms-that-already-have-it\/\" class=\"card__link wp-element\" aria-label=\"GenAI Advantage May Belong to Firms That Already Have It\"><\/a>\n\t<div class=\"card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GenAI-Advantage-May-Belong-to-Firms-That-Already-Have-It-cover-2048x1152.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Business professionals discuss presentation in a modern data center conference room with a blank screen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GenAI-Advantage-May-Belong-to-Firms-That-Already-Have-It-cover-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GenAI-Advantage-May-Belong-to-Firms-That-Already-Have-It-cover-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/associates-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GenAI-Advantage-May-Belong-to-Firms-That-Already-Have-It-cover-512x288.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"has-default-font-size card__title\" data-max-lines=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGenAI Advantage May Belong to Firms That Already Have It\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__excerpt\" data-max-lines=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI tools are everywhere. 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