MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR)

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A semantic layer is a system of technologies and techniques that organizes and maintains a consistent and unified representation of data from various sources that is interpretable by humans and machines. MIT CISR research indicates that lead…

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MIT CISR research has found that enterprises are leveraging digital colleagues to generate value, with three capabilities correlating with the strength of value capture.

Publication date: 2026-04-16

Publication type: Talking Points

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Digital colleagues—AI-enabled systems that collaborate with humans to perform complex work—are rapidly transitioning from experimentation to an embedded enterprise capability. Unlike traditional automation or reactive AI assistants, digital …

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Digital colleagues—AI-enabled systems that collaborate with humans to perform complex work—are rapidly transitioning from experimentation to an embedded enterprise capability. Unlike traditional automation or reactive AI assistants, digital …

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In 2025, Salesforce was the provider of the CRM system with the biggest market share. In addition to providing the CRM software product, the company also offered Salesforce Platform—enabling customers to customize their CRM system, allowing …

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Peter Weill interviews Michelle Mahoney of Mallesons on how the firm has integrated Harvey AI into its operations.

Publication date: 2026-04-01

Publication type: Video

Publication authors:
Peter Weill
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Michelle Mahoney

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Traditional technology governance assumes stable technologies, predictable consequences, and manageable demand. Generative AI (GenAI) upends these assumptions: its pace of adoption outstrips centralized review capacity, while the technology …

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Traditional technology governance assumes stable technologies, predictable consequences, and manageable demand. Generative AI (GenAI) upends these assumptions: its pace of adoption outstrips centralized review capacity, while the technology …

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Traditional technology governance assumes stable technologies, predictable consequences, and manageable demand. Generative AI (GenAI) upends these assumptions: its pace of adoption outstrips centralized review capacity, while the technology …

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In 2018 MIT CISR published the book What’s Your Digital Business Model? based on several years of survey and case study research. In this presentation, Peter presents a provocative business model framework on how we anticipate firms will mak…

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In this presentation, Alan unpacks the risks, benefits, and costs associated with each of four IT operating models. He shares how leading organizations’ IT functions support business units whose performance is heavily IT and AI dependent. Th…

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MIT CISR introduced a four-stage Enterprise AI Maturity framework in 2024 to help enterprise leaders make sense of the AI landscape and identify how to create value from the technology. Recent survey results show that enterprises are making …