California Institute of Technology

Topics ranged from integrating AI into course assignments, using AI ethically and responsibly and using the technology to enhance cultural competency.

ANALYSIS: WHAT THE AI REPORT REALLY MEANS — It's finally here. An expert panel report commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year has landed. California's AI world will be going line by line, searching for signs of how it could impact the direction of the fast-evolving technology and the regulations trying to keep up with it.

Since Open AI's release of ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and models have found their way into the California college systems.

Wake Tech is threading AI literacy and skills training throughout multiple programs so all workers learn to leverage the technology.

College of Western Idaho launches an AI literacy center with GuardRailz AI, helping students and staff integrate artificial intelligence into education.

Meanwhile, in the federal courthouse in San Francisco, artists are suing companies Stability AI, DeviantArt, Midjourney and Runway AI. Their legal complaint describes the firms' AI-powered image generators as "copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists."

The School for the Digital Future invites faculty and staff to apply for the 2025 AI Institute for Teaching & Learning, a three-day workshop from May 19-21, in The Incubator Room at The Space (online access available for remote faculty who teach online).

CWI is positioning itself at the forefront of AI education with the opening of the new center and implementation of programs designed to make AI tools accessible.