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WEBINAR
Why do smart people make bad decisions – and can AI fix it?


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For professionals navigating organisations where AI is shaping decisions.

1 hour
Online, Live
Q&A included
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Most organisations have no shortage of intelligent people.

But they still get things badly wrong — repeatedly, predictably, and at scale.

The problem isn't individual intelligence. It's what happens when intelligent people and increasingly powerful AI systems make decisions together, in organisations, institutions, and systems that weren't designed for either.

In this event, Dr Niccolò Pescetelli draws on his research in collective and hybrid intelligence to ask: what does it actually take to build systems that decide well? And what gets in the way?

What we'll cover in this webinar
1

Why collective intelligence so often fails

The patterns are predictable, the causes well-documented, and yet organisations keep repeating the same mistakes. What structural and psychological forces undermine group intelligence, and why are they so hard to fix?

2

How AI is reshaping group decision-making

AI is already embedded in how organisations gather information, assess options, and make calls. But is it making collective decision-making sharper ,or amplifying its existing failure modes? An honest look at both directions.

3

How to generate, scale and protect genuinely new ideas inside complex institutions

Innovation inside large organisations is harder than it looks. What does it actually take to move from insight to implementation without the idea dying in the process?

4

How individuals can develop the judgement to navigate and lead in these systems

Understanding collective and hybrid intelligence isn't just an organisational challenge, it's a personal one. What tools, habits, and frameworks help individuals make better decisions in environments they can't fully control?

5

Q&A

Live Q&A and discussion. Bring your questions.
Learn more about the MASc in AI & Collective Intelligence.

Speakers
Dr Niccolò Pescetelli

As a researcher at the intersection of cognitive science, AI and collective intelligence, with a DPhil from Oxford and stints at MIT Media Lab and the Max Planck Institute, he's one of a small number of people actually running experiments on how humans and AI make decisions together. Not speculating. Experimenting.

MASc in AI and Collective Intelligence

This event is part of LIS's MASc programme exploring how humans and AI make decisions toegther.

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Qualification

Master’s degree (MASc)

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start date

September 2026

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Duration

1-year

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home Fees

£14,000 / year

Scholarships available. Deadline July 15th.

Location

Campus-first

With some online delivery.

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Time

Full-time

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