Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcastwith Kerry L. Bass & Peggy O'NealIn today’s episode, Kerry and Peggy invite Dr. Arun Rai and Ed Chavis to an open discussion on AI Risk and biases, the need for a combination of humans and AI, diversity, AI Development and deployment, the risks, and ethics in financial industry. This is part 1 of 2 focused more on the risks and implications of AI in business and humanity.Our Luminary Guests Today:Dr. Arun RaiArun Rai is Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia, holds the Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair, and is the director of the Center for Digital Innovation at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. His research focuses on the design and deployment of AI and complementary digital technologies to create value and mitigate risks in business, education, and society. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and a Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS). He has conferred Impact Awards from the AIS and INFORMS ISS, the LEO Award from the AIS for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement, and the AACSB Influential Leader Award.Contact with Dr. Arun at:https://arunrai.net;arunrai@gsu.edu Edward ChavisEdward Chavis has over 20 years leading analytics and digital transformation projects across multiple domains including: Financial Services, Transportation and Federal Agencies. He’s has been a hands-on consulting technologist, strategist and data scientist for major corporations including AT&T, Target, American Express, Custom’s and Border Protection (CBP), Fannie Mae and The Federal Reserve.Additionally, he’s led multiple AI/ML and data analytic practices in his career where he introduced new technologies and expanded the customer base. Dibdobai currently works and advises CIO, CTO’ s and CAO’s on cloud strategies, change management, AI/ML and mission driven reporting to add bottom line value for their organizations. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from Morehouse College, a M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, a M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Strategic Planning from Georgetown University.Contact Ed at:www.dibdobai.com strategy@dibdobai.com Contact Kerry and Peggy at:Kerry:linkedin.com/in/kerrylbassmakingitreality.comPeggy:linkedin.com/in/peggyonealhttps://www.peggy-oneal.com/
Navigating AI Risks and Opportunities with Dr. Arun Rai and Ed Chavis | Episode 7 – Part 1 of 2
by Kerry Bass | Mar 26, 2025 | Leadership Luminaries
