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The Brave Technologist
Creating Data Informed Campuses and Building AI for Higher Education
Nov 1, 2023
Ravi Pendse and Bob Jones discuss the development of AI tools at the University of Michigan, promoting accessibility and privacy awareness in AI, reducing fear mongering around emerging technologies, and approaching gender-aware AI with an open mind.
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- The University of Michigan has developed an AI platform that provides accessible and private AI tools for its entire community, empowering the next generation of policymakers and removing barriers to AI's power.
- The University of Michigan is actively addressing concerns around AI by promoting transparency, privacy, and responsible use, emphasizing the importance of human intervention and collaboration with AI, ensuring ethical and unbiased practices in higher education.
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Development of University of Michigan's AI services
The University of Michigan has developed AI services that provide a custom AI platform for their entire community, making them the first university to do so. These services were created to address the questions and concerns around AI and its impact on education. The university aims to embrace and leverage generative AI, rather than banning it. They have created an AI platform with three different services: UGPT, a chat GPT alternative that is free, accessible, and private; MASI, which allows users to create contextual experiences without needing to know Python; and UMT toolkit, an API access to the back-end environment. These tools are currently available to their faculty, staff, and student community, totaling over 100,000 users. The university also emphasizes the importance of accessibility, ensuring that these tools are freely available to all members of their community, regardless of their financial means.
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