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A committee looking into how generative artificial intelligence affects University of Michigan students, faculty, researchers and staff has issued a report that attempts to lay a foundation for how U-M will live and work with this new technology.

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The report is available to the public at a website created by the committee and Information and Technology Services to guide how faculty, staff and students can responsibly and effectively use GenAI in their daily lives.

U-M also has announced it will release its own suite of university-hosted GenAI services that are focused on providing safe and equitable access to AI tools for all members of the U-M community. They are expected to be released before students return to campus this fall.

GenAI is shifting paradigms in higher education, business, the arts and every aspect of our society. This report represents an important first step in U-Ms intention to serve as a global leader in fostering the responsible, ethical and equitable use of GenAI in our community and beyond, said Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

The report offers recommendations on everything from how instructors can effectively use GenAI in their classrooms to how students can protect themselves when using popular GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, without exposing themselves to risks of sharing sensitive data.

More than anything, the intention of the report is to be a discussion starter, said Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. We have heard overwhelmingly from the university community that they needed some direction on how to work with GenAI, particularly before the fall semester started. We think this report and the accompanying website are a great start to some much-needed conversations.

McCauley and Pendse sponsored the creation of the Generative Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee in May. Since then, the 18-member committee composed of faculty, staff and students from across all segments of U-M has worked together to provide vital insights into how GenAI technology could affect their communities.

Our goals were to present strategic directions and guidance on how GenAI can enhance the educational experience, enrich research capabilities, and bolster U-Ms leadership in this era of digital transformation, said committee chair Karthik Duraisamy, professor of aerospace engineering and of mechanical engineering, and director of the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering.

Committee members put in an enormous amount of work to identify the potential benefits of GenAI to the diverse missions of our university, while also shedding light on the opportunities and challenges of this rapidly evolving technology.

This is an exciting time, McCauley added. I am impressed by the work of this group of colleagues. Their report asks important questions and provides thoughtful guidance in a rapidly evolving area.

Pendse stressed the GenAI website will be constantly updated and will serve as a hub for the various discussions related to the topic across U-M.

We know that almost every group at U-M is having their own conversations about GenAI right now, Pendse said. With the release of this report and the website, we hope to create a knowledge hub where students, faculty and staff have one central location where they can come looking for advice. I am proud that U-M is serving both as a local and global leader when it comes to the use of GenAI.

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