AI Literacy | Benjamin M. Ampelhttps://bampel.com/tag/ai-literacy/AI LiteracyWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usSun, 13 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bampel.com/media/icon_hu_cc9cb5646de94589.pngAI Literacyhttps://bampel.com/tag/ai-literacy/Pathways to AI-Ready Entry-Level Talent for Industry Domains: Modular, Adaptive Design Principles for Business-School Curriculumhttps://bampel.com/conference_publication/ai-talent-icis-2026/Sun, 13 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bampel.com/conference_publication/ai-talent-icis-2026/ <div class="pub-extras"> <div class="pub-plain" role="note" aria-label="Plain-language summary"> <span class="pub-plain-tag">In Plain Terms</span> <p>Generative AI is automating exactly the entry-level tasks that new graduates used to learn on — breaking the traditional apprenticeship path into skilled work. This paper lays out design principles for business-school AI curricula that adapt as job skills shift: students progress from no-code tools to full coding, course content is continuously realigned with employer demand signals, and a hub-and-spoke model spreads the program across institutions. The design is running in practice as the AIX Hub, with over 1,000 students and 11 industry partners in its first deployment.</p> </div> <div class="pub-extras-grid"> <div class="pub-extras-card"> <h3>Key Contributions</h3> <p class="pub-muted">Key contributions will be added soon.</p> </div> <div class="pub-extras-card"> <h3>Artifacts</h3> <p class="pub-muted">No artifacts listed yet.</p> </div> <div class="pub-extras-card"> <h3>Related Papers</h3> <ul class="pub-related"> <li> <a href="https://bampel.com/journal_publication/attack-link-jmis/">Improving Threat Mitigation Through a Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework: A Computational Design Science Approach</a> <span>2024 · Journal of Management Information Systems</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://bampel.com/journal_publication/hacker-communities-isf/">A Computational Design Framework for Targeted Disruption of Hacker Communities</a> <span>2026 · Information Systems Frontiers</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="pub-extras-card"> <h3>Citation</h3> <div class="pub-citation"> <div class="pub-citation-text">Arun Rai, Balasubramaniam Ramesh, Cynthia Breazeal, Eric Klopfer, Benjamin M. Ampel, Amrita George, Xinyu Fu, &amp; Madhu Kota (2026). Pathways to AI-Ready Entry-Level Talent for Industry Domains: Modular, Adaptive Design Principles for Business-School Curriculum. 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