AI Strategy
Artificial intelligence was made publicly available in December of 2022. Two coordinated efforts will be undertaken. A multi-functional committee composed of faculty, staff and university leaders will be gathered to define the responsible, ethical, and equitable use for AI within The Ohio State. The second effort will seek to gather IT and other IT professionals to help to define a university sanctioned environment that can be used to allow for the expansion of learning about this technology and prepare our students for skills needed while protecting our institutional data and intellectual property.
Key Contacts: Lynne Sanbe, Rich Nagle, Cindy Leavitt
What strategic pillars does it support?
- Learning
- Research
- Outreach
- Operational Excellence & Innovation
- Culture of Belonging
Why is it important?
AI is being used by many already. AI has great power to provide efficiencies, expand learning and change the way we work and interact currently. Additionally, because AI uses a large amount of data and when used publicly can be a danger to institutional intellectual property and data, privacy, and compliance. AI carries a risk to the institution's reputation as the data could have biases that are against our values, or it can be flat out erroneous. As an institution of higher education, we need to teach ourselves and our students how to guard against these risks while imagining new uses to create opportunities for innovations and efficiencies in our lives.
Who will benefit?
Students, faculty, staff
What is the timeline?
- September 2023 - Options reviewed
- Fall Semester 2023 - Working group and cross functional committee established guardrails published
- Environment established - end of Summer 2024
Who are our partners and sponsors?
Provost, Senior Business Officers, and CFO organization
OTDI affected areas: Security, Infrastructure, Data eventually administrative if offering is developed
