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Agentic engineering solves the vibe coding problem in workplaces

Software companies are using vibe coding to speed up their workflows. But if they trust the AI too much, they make themselves vulnerable to bad coding decisions. This week on the McGill Delve podcast, Lakshya Agarwal joins the show. He’s a forward-deployed engineer at a prominent AI firm. He walks us through the process of agentic engineering and how it could help mitigate the risks of vibe coding while maximizing its benefits.

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Cutting middle managers won’t improve patient care

Middle managers in healthcare often have responsibilities that overlap with others, which makes them prime targets for cuts in times of austerity. But for Prof. Giovanni Radaelli and Andrea D’addario, this can be more of a feature than a bug. Overlap can allow managers to bridge different parts of the organization, making them the muscle behind patient care. Here’s how.

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Chef protégés must choose between legacy and independence

Mentors influence their protégés’ careers long after they finish their time together, according to recent research by Daphne Demetry, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at McGill University. She studied the paths of chef protégés after they left their high-status mentors’ kitchens. Her findings reveal the impact and complexity of mentor-mentee relationships in the culinary world.

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Limited-time offers are limits on free will

Limited-time offers can boost sales, but some restrictions apply. Such were the findings in a recent paper by Ashesh Mukherjee, Associate Professor and Area Director of Marketing at McGill University. He shows us how limited-time offers can backfire when they restrict consumers' free will.

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When gamers become part of the AI supply chain

In the video game Borderlands 3, players can complete puzzles that help process genomic training data for a scientific AI model. These puzzles are themselves organized by an AI, creating a human-AI collaboration that can expedite data processing—a key bottleneck in the AI supply chain. Professors Setareh Farajollahzadeh and Rob Glew, experts in Operations Management from McGill University, look at why they play and how they can help push the tech forward.

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Another workday in the metaverse

Meetings in the metaverse may one day be as common as taking a video call—and it could change what it means to exist as a worker. Are metaverses a new frontier for inclusivity and connection? Or will they simply absorb workers into the surveillance economy? Emma Vaast, Associate Dean of Research at the Desautels Faculty of Management, wrote a paper on it. She shares her thoughts on the McGill Delve podcast.

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Student op-ed: What it means to care in a complicated world

Universities are—among other things—a place for students to reflect on their identity, values, and place in the world. Aaliyah Panju, a second-year economics student at McGill University, shares one of her reflections. She contemplates her relationship to global injustices, the emotional weight they carry, and stepping into an uncertain world.

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The ways your data is lying to you

These days, even grocery chains are data companies as much as they are food retailers. But as non-tech firms become more data-driven, are they using that data correctly? Professor Najib Mozahem is a Professor of Information Systems at McGill University and a data scientist at Air Canada. He explains how data works – and the many ways it can lie to you and hurt your decision-making. He joins the McGill Delve podcast.

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AI will make supply chains both lean and resilient

Global disruptions have exposed weaknesses in traditional supply chain models. Lean networks are too vulnerable to disruptions. Redundant ones are more resilient, but can no longer keep up with the pace and scale of change. So where do we go from here? Chris Tang, Professor emeritus in supply chain management from UCLA, believes AI can make supply chains both lean and resilient. Mehmet Gumus, Professor of Operations Management at McGill University, asks him how.

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