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Professor Sinan Aral joined "Squawk Box" to discuss the impending SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk's AI strategy post-SpaceX IPO, and more.

In this video conversation, professor Deborah Ancona and senior lecturer Kate W. Isaacs reflect on their own experiences and the dangers leaders face when using AI in their work and personal lives. Ancona and Isaacs also share concrete recommendations for delivering value as a leader in the age of AI.

Perhaps the biggest opposition to data centers stems from fears that our electricity bills could spike. For smaller data centers, "there is a simple rule that fully fixes the problem: charge the data center enough for their electricity," said senior lecturer Harvey Michaels. If rates are set appropriately, Michaels said, data centers can actually lower electricity bills for everyone else. "Electric price attention is important, but data centers are not the enemy."

SpaceX and the AI companies will likely sell relatively few public shares at first, because the rest are locked up with private investors. As a result, competition will be fierce, and the price is likely to spike, said IDE research affiliate Paul Kedrosky. "It's kind of like that scene in 'Oppenheimer,' where you're gonna set the atmosphere on fire," he said. "The risk is it's a self-perpetuating process that has no natural limit."

Professor Christopher Knittel said that if rideshare wages increase, the money has to come from somewhere. "It can come from higher fares, smaller driver incentives, or lower platform profit margins," Knittel said.

Lecturer John Richardson and co-author wrote: "The goal here is to give an unequivocal 'no' in a way that lets you gracefully exit the interaction, while still preserving the relationship. You want to continue the conversation on your terms, even if you close a door for now. We believe saying 'no' is an underrated superpower in negotiation. Here's how to do it more effectively."