
Faculty from the Department of Management Information Systems welcomed researchers from across the United States to the inaugural Conference on Generative AI in Research Methods on Oct. 2.

A firm handshake used to be all a job candidate needed to make a good first impression, but today a growing number of firms are relying on artificial intelligence to screen applicants. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, it also changes how job candidates act — and not always for the better.

An AI-driven platform called Switch, created by UGA mechanical engineering major Gabriel Gutierrez, won first place at the University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator Demo Day. The tool, which selects the best AI model for each prompt, earned the top prize for its practical approach to improving efficiency in prompt-based workflows.

Elena Karahanna and J. Marshall Shepherd, the university’s newest Regents’ Professors, delivered the 2026 Charter Lecture, an event established in 1988 to honor the university’s founding ideals. The lecture highlighted how their research, spanning more than three decades, has progressed from theoretical inquiry to addressing urgent global challenges.