Competing in the Age of AI is a compelling exploration by Harvard Business School professors Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of business, strategy, and leadership. Through incisive analysis and vivid case studies, they reveal a world where algorithms, data, and digital scale are redefining what it means to build, operate, and grow an enterprise.
In this book, Iansiti and Lakhani trace how AI-centric organizations thrive by abandoning traditional operating models. These companies break down silos, automate decision-making, and blur industry lines, creating exponential value with astonishing speed. Competing also confronts the risks of digital transformation: new vulnerabilities, concentrated power, and widening divides between the AI-native and those left behind.
Competing in the Age of AI is not merely a manual for survival—it is a call to rethink the very architecture of modern business. With clarity and urgency, the authors chart a path forward for leaders navigating the uncertain terrain of the algorithmic economy. Essential reading for executives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers alike, this book illuminates how to harness the transformative potential of AI while preserving the human values that ground us.
