Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies—it’s already reshaping how they design, produce, and compete. But a new study warns: technology alone isn’t enough. Published in Data Science and Management, the study analyzed how AI adoption influences innovation in Pakistani SMEs. While firms that adopted AI saw tangible gains in product development and operational processes, the benefits only materialized when three elements aligned: leadership commitment, digital readiness, and competitive drive. “Placing AI tools in an SME without strategic backing is like installing solar panels in the shade,” said Dr. Haq, the study’s lead author. “It’s leadership that sets the direction—and organizational readiness that makes the path walkable.”

A group of UBC Okanagan students has helped create technology that could improve how doctors and scientists detect everything from tumours to wildfires. 

Working under the guidance of Associate Professor Xiaoping Shi from UBCO’s Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, the students designed and tested a system called an adaptive multiple change point energy-based model segmentation (MEBS). 

MIT researchers and collaborators have uncovered a link between properties of graphite and how the material behaves in response to radiation. The findings could lead to more accurate, less destructive ways of predicting the lifespan of graphite materials used in reactors around the world.