Press & Speaking

Gave a lightning talk, “Let the Workflow Decide: Routing Between Open and Closed Models,” at O'Reilly's virtual AI Codecon, demoing an n8n workflow that swaps a large closed model for a smaller open one, then routes each task to open or closed based on sensitivity and cost.

A conversation with host Priya Malani on AI and wealth building, and whether the idea that AI-driven abundance makes retirement savings irrelevant actually holds up.

Moderated Veritas Capital's AI Deal Day, where associates and interns built AI-powered solutions around real investment workflows in a single day.

Moderated a panel at Amazon, hosted by Out in Tech NYC, on building a career in tech without a coding background.

“In his world of venture backed companies, embracing AI early is just the baseline expectation rather than a response to customer pressure.” Israni added that it's better that adoption came from customers, rather than by the belief that companies have to adopt AI without really putting any logic into it.

Led a hands-on Claude Cowork session at Columbia Business School, walking students through building agentic tools with Claude Code.

Why CPG is one of the biggest untapped opportunities in AI, and how Lightswitch is building agentic software that works alongside human operators.

“Sunny Israni always seems to be on the cutting edge of AI. Whether he's teaching Python for MBAs at Columbia Business School, training companies on AI adoption or posting videos on YouTube about AI, he is always looking at what's next.”

“Sunny Israni knows how much grunt work goes into starting a business. The CTO of agentic AI company Lightswitch and a four-time startup founder, Israni recalls the time-suck of doing basic tasks in the early days. For startup founders launching new businesses today, a lot of operational tasks can be outsourced to AI.”

Led a hands-on talk at Columbia Business School on building AI agents using Cursor.