We see great interest in utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for various purposes with promises to transform work, while also raising many ethical concerns and questions. The Library and Center for Teaching & Learning organizes A Slice of AI & Pie to explore and discuss artificial intelligence in Higher Education. This lively pizza lunchtime discussion serves an AI tool once a month, to explore, discuss, and evaluate. Together, we will participate in shaping this monthly series, create space for community conversations about AI to develop a better understanding of AI, and effectively leverage AI tools. Everyone is welcome to participate in learning more about AI in higher education, and exploring possibilities for co-curricular and curricular activities, learning and tutoring, research and scholarship, and services, as well as understanding the ethical, equity, and academic integrity implications of AI in higher education. 

Our goal is to explore artificial intelligence tools while also providing a broader context to understand the various forms and foundations… AI is not one thing, it’s a large landscape covering; computer vision, deep learning, expert systems, image recognition, machine learning, machine translation, neural networks, predictive analytics, robotics, speech to text & text to speech, text generation, etc. Generative artificial intelligence is a type of web-based AI tool, primarily trained chatbots, that use algorithms, data, and statistical models to reasonably make inferences, create text, image, sound, and other content.

An extensive list of generative AI tools are listed from Center for Teaching & Learning Generative AI Tools and the Dean of Students office maintains a page on Student Rights: AI & Academic Dishonesty.