California – In a move that heralds unprecedented development in AI education initiatives, California State University has announced a systemwide deployment of ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI’s generative AI engine for universities. This rollout provides AI learning tools to over 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff across 23 campuses, making it the largest implementation worldwide of ChatGPT technology.
For CSU, this rollout is part of a grand vision of evolving into an AI university system in association with some of the major tech vendors, such as OpenAI, Adobe, Google, AWS, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Instructure, and LinkedIn. In the coming weeks, ChatGPT Edu will be one of many AI technologies to be embedded within the academic structure of CSU.
“We are proud to announce this innovative, highly collaborative public-private initiative that will position the CSU as a global leader among higher education systems in the impactful, responsible, and equitable adoption of artificial intelligence,” said CSU Chancellor Mildred García, in a statement. “The comprehensive strategy will elevate our students’ educational experience across all fields of study, empower our faculty’s teaching and research, and help provide the highly educated workforce that will drive California’s future AI-driven economy.”
To expedite AI adoption, CSU established the AI Workforce Acceleration Board, a coalition of tech leaders, the California Governor’s office, and university representatives. The board will direct AI challenges that target contextually relevant issues such as climate change and housing affordability to inspire students and faculty to innovate solutions in AI.
“The latest AI technologies can be used in many contexts, from academia to the workforce and we are excited to work with industry leaders to help the CSU build on our success in an AI-driven economy,” said Ed Clark, chief information officer for the university. “At the CSU, we have two imperatives: to equip our students with the skills to leverage these powerful tools, and to transform our own institutional practices through AI to better serve the largest public university system in the nation.”
CSU has defined three main strategies for AI adoption. The first is the AI Commons, an environment facilitating access to free AI tools, training programs, and certifications for students, faculty, and staff. This second is the AI Educational Innovations that incorporate resources and teaching methods infused with AI technologies for enhancing faculty research and learning experiences. Thirdly, AI Workforce Training will consist of industry-based apprenticeships providing practical experience within AI-led organizations.
“It is critical that the entire education ecosystem — institutions, systems, technologists, educators, and governments — work together to ensure that all students have access to AI and gain the skills to use it responsibly,” said Leah Belsky, VP and general manager of Education at OpenAI. “CSU is setting a bold example for the education sector.”
Through this initiative, CSU is taking a giant leap in AI-oriented educational reform, positioning itself as an innovator in student readiness for a rapidly changing workforce.
Source: https://openai.com/index/openai-and-the-csu-system/
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