CU Systemwide AI Committee launches

In keeping with new administrative policy which took effect on Aug. 24, the CU Systemwide AI committee is expected to hold its first meeting in October.

AI committees are already working across all four campuses and the system office on policies and process recommendations including questions around what tools and tool functionality each environment will approve, how processes for AI policy will work, responsible use of tools in the classroom should faculty include its use in their curriculum, and ethical use of the tool in university operations.

Those efforts gained a common framework this fall with the adoption of Administrative Policy Statement 6012, Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence. This administrative policy requires each campus chancellor to appoint an AI committee with shared-governance representation. It also directs faculty governance bodies to develop processes for addressing academic and instructional uses of AI and calls for the president to appoint a systemwide AI committee.

Under APS 6012, campus committees are charged with helping coordinate responsible AI use and innovation as well as developing campus-specific policies and practices. Faculty governance retains its traditional role in academic matters, including pedagogy, curriculum and research.

In its first meeting, the Systemwide AI Committee is expected to review and synthesize responses from campus and system administration groups concerning current use of AI and CU’s exisiting contract with OpenAI.  The committee will use that input to develop recommendations and provide feedback to the president and chancellors.

CU’s AI committees

CU Anschutz

CU Anschutz provides AI guidance, training and resources through its AI Hub which provides up-to-date information and training opportunities. These include important university policies and state laws governing responsible use.

CU Boulder

The Artificial Intelligence Strategic Steering Committee coordinates campuswide AI strategy, policy, risk management and implementation. The Boulder Faculty Assembly’s Academic Technologies Committee addresses AI-related academic and instructional issues.

CU Denver

The CU Denver AI Advisory Committee brings together faculty, staff, students and administrators to assess AI opportunities and risks and guide campus practices. Recommendations of this committee as well as other AI-related information can be found at AI at CU Denver.

UCCS

The UCCS AI Working Group brings together faculty and staff to develop guidance, training and resources for the responsible use of AI. Its work is reflected in the campus’s Artificial Intelligence at UCCS resource site.

CU System Administration

System Administration stood up its system office workgroup which considers issues of AI policy as well as tool functionality implementation and other AI-related issues.

Other Engagement

In addition to the committee structure laid out by Administrative policy 6012, other shared governance groups have launched their own efforts or provided resolutions outlining their positions.