�Six Things Central IT is Doing Now to Fuel AI at UIC
Matt Riley, CIO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
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�1. Bringing Forward AI Tools Within Existing Enterprise Licensing
Microsoft Copilot (chat/prompt)
Box AI (Coming Soon)
Zoom AI Companion
Adobe CC (Express and Firefly)
LinkedIn Learning AI Career Coach
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�2. AI for Teaching and Learning | HTTP://LEARNING.UIC.EDU�
Exploration in Teaching and Learning
Grammarly Pilot
Blackboard AI Features
Education and Activities
Workshops focused on AI for faculty and students
Using Perplexity to teach faculty on a variety of topics
Teaching students how AI works in the real world
Innovation and Discovery
Video Notebook
Grammarly Authorship
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�3. Privacy, Security and Policy for AI
UIC Statement on Responsible Use of AI
https://it.uic.edu/news-stories/statement-on-responsible-and-acceptable-use-of-generative-ai/
Enhanced third-party vendor Security Risk Assessment (SRA) process
includes analysis of AI functionalities in applications/systems that may impact operations and create risks
Working to update UI System Level Privacy Policy to include responsible and acceptable use of AI
Developing AI Privacy Impact Assessment Process
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�4. Research and Innovation with AI
FlamesGPT
(private GPT with LLMs on UIC Lakeshore cluster GPUs)
- Gen AI workshops at ACER
- Successful AI collaborations with Cancer Center
- Ongoing AI collaborations with college of Medicine
- ALCF lighthouse initiative providing cutting edge AI resources to UIC
- Engaged at the NAIRR community
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�5. Engaging Leadership and the Campus on AI�
AI Advisory Group (formed early 2024)
Administrative Uses – Jason Maslanka
Teaching and Learning – Bryan Libbin
Research Related Uses – Himanshu Sharma
Clinical Uses – David Chestek (group existed previously)
Goal: Engage the campus around GenAI existing uses and potential use cases and bring recommendations back to the Executive Cabinet (later this Fall)
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6. New Opportunities for Licensed AI Products �and Infrastructure Changes to Support AI
- Data Center Requirements (GPU-Driven)
Cloud
Collaborative Opportunities
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�Questions
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