{"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":"2026-07-14T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:24:44","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-1\"><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 wp-block-paragraph\">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-3e41869c 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-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-white-color has-crimson-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 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>25+<\/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-2-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-white-color has-crimson-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3 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>30+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Harvard Faculty&nbsp; 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