LLMs Are Manipulating Users with Rhetorical Tricks. An HBR tech editor spoke with researchers who found that LLMs “persuasion bombed” BCG consultants who tried to verify their outputs. Boards Often Misunderstand What Stock Buybacks Really Cost. They’re often payroll in disguise. Here’s how boards can get a clearer picture of the real accounting.

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LLMs Are Manipulating Users with Rhetorical Tricks

An HBR tech editor spoke with researchers who found that LLMs “persuasion bombed” BCG consultants who tried to verify their outputs.

by Thomas Stackpole

 

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Boards Often Misunderstand What Stock Buybacks Really Cost

They’re often payroll in disguise. Here’s how boards can get a clearer picture of the real accounting.

by Joseph Comprix, Kevin Koharki, and Anup Srivastava

 

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Why Companies Don’t Compete in the Middle Market

Lessons from the Indian e-commerce company Dunzo on the risks of catering to all customers without a sustainable operating model.

by Das Narayandas

 

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A conversation with former Marvel head Peter Cuneo on the strategies he has used to transform stumbling businesses into blockbusters.

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