In the Media
April 18, 2026 - Arun shared his thoughts on how AI layoffs reveal deeper organizational challenges. While anxiety grows as headlines point to layoffs due to AI cost cutting, there's a deeper story of how organizations need to learn about AI with humans at the helm leading the transition to augment the future of work.
April 3, 2026 - Arun spearheaded the launch of expanded work under PATH (Pathways for AI Training and Hiring), where he serves as a co-Principal Investigator. This MIT and GSU-led initiative scales industry-aligned AI training, specifically empowering community colleges to build a national AI-enabled workforce.
Feb 4, 2025 - Arun discussed how Deepseek’s new AI model changes the AI landscape. The new Deepseek’s model requires less computing power and human’s fine-tuning; thus, reduce the cost of generative AI significantly compared to current leading generative AI models.
Oct 3, 2024 - Arun expressed concerns about the rising number of text and robocall scams targeting voters in the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential Election.
Jul 8, 2024 - Arun conveyed his insights in an article on the use of generative AI in academic research, emphasizing both its advantages and the new risks it brings.
Apr 25, 2024 - Arun assessed the advantages and drawbacks of generative AI with Georgia Recorder, advocating for optimistic yet cautious use of new AI services admits ongoing legislative development in the AI sector.
Apr 17, 2024 - Arun shared his thoughts in the Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcast about the risks of AI and how to mitigate them with regulation, policies, technologies, and workforce development.
Mar 14, 2024 - Arun discussed how generative AI impacts the 2024 elections in the College’s social media channel . Arun suggests staying vigilant against overly complex language, being cautious of content with sweeping claims and unverified facts, requesting credentials during election calls, and conducting independent research.
Feb 21, 2024 - Arun discussed the potential misuse of AI technologies and its impact on the upcoming presidential election with NPR’s Rose Scott.
Jul 8, 2025 - Arun shared his thoughts on how academics use GenAI in alongside with the ethical responsibilities that come with using GenAI in academic research.
With the Community
March 28, 2026 - Arun delivered a keynote address at the Robinson Impact Summit, sharing insights on the strategic integration of AI and its role in augmenting the workforce.
March 23, 2026 - Arun served as the inaugural speaker at the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) - Information Systems Research (ISR) Webinar Series, discussing his impactful paper - "Business Value of Information Technology Capabilities: An Institutional Governance Perspective" - published in ISR (2024).
Feb 23, 2026 - Arun shared his perspectives with the AIS SIG DITE PhD Research Academy on the importance of formulating meaningful IS research problems to avoid "Type III errors," which occur when researchers use the right methods to answer the wrong questions.
August 8, 2025 - Arun engaged with J. Mack Robinson College of Business staff with a talk titled “The Future of Staff Work with AI.”
May 2, 2024 - Arun serves on the State of Georgia’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Council.
Feb 24, 2024 - Arun served as an academic panelist for South Dekalb County community’s event “AI: Impacting the Black and Brown community.”
Jan 25, 2024 - Arun gave a talk on Generative AI’s potentials and business risks to the business community at Avanos Medical Inc.