Radha Plumb

Radha Plumb
  • Adjunct Professor

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    600 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
    3730 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Teaching

All Courses

  • LGST2420 - Big Data, Big Responsibilities

    Artificial intelligence, and related forms of algorithmic decision-making and analytics, are already beginning to transform business, and beyond. With the immense power of these tools, however, comes tremendous responsibility. Problems of accuracy, liability, transparency, bias and discrimination, data protection, job displacement, manipulation, misinformation, and intellectual property violations are already prominent. Major government actors around the world are rapidly adopting new legislation and other obligations. This course identifies the major issues of AI accountability that organizations must consider, as well as the operational, legal compliance, ethical, and technical steps they can take to address them.

  • LGST6420 - Big Data, Big Responsibilities

    Artificial intelligence, and related forms of algorithmic decision-making and analytics, are already beginning to transform business, and beyond. With the immense power of these tools, however, comes tremendous responsibility. Problems of accuracy, liability, transparency, bias and discrimination, data protection, job displacement, manipulation, misinformation, and intellectual property violations are already prominent. Major government actors around the world are rapidly adopting new legislation and other obligations. This course identifies the major issues of AI accountability that organizations must consider, as well as the operational, legal compliance, ethical, and technical steps they can take to address them.

Knowledge at Wharton

When AI Transparency Backfires

New research shows that AI and machine learning models can be made to look fair and neutral in their interpretability outputs while continuing to produce biased real-world decisions.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 5/5/2026
Five Things to Know About Private Credit

As investor withdrawals and liquidity concerns rattle the $1.8 trillion market, Wharton’s Itay Goldstein explains how private credit works, why experts are uneasy, and what it could mean for your finances.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 5/5/2026
Why Women Need Other Women at Work

A new study on gender homophily in remote settings found that women who attended virtual career training did better when their classes did not include men.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 5/5/2026