Our AI Community
At the University of Arizona, we are using artificial intelligence as a practical tool for understanding and improving the world around us. As Arizona’s land-grant research university, we bring together students, staff, faculty, and partners to apply AI in ways that matter: addressing challenges in healthcare, national security, agriculture, energy, and beyond. Grounded in academic excellence and a deep commitment to service, our campus is a place where ideas take shape, and where graduates step forward prepared to lead in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent systems.
U of A AI Roadmap
The university is developing an AI Roadmap to guide how artificial intelligence shapes education, research, and operations. This collaborative effort engages brings together working teams of faculty, staff, and students to define goals, set priorities, and ensure our approach reflects the values of the Wildcat community. Together, we are building a shared vision for the responsible and innovative use of AI across the U of A.
AI at Arizona
University-Led AI Initiatives
AI at Arizona reaches across campus, bridging labs and classrooms, research centers and fieldwork sites. Through faculty-driven initiatives, students and scholars gain access to mentorship, collaborative projects, and the tools to apply AI in solving real challenges—from planetary science to public health.
College & Program Initiatives
In every corner of the university, AI is helping to answer urgent questions and uncover new opportunities. Whether in engineering or the arts, law or biosciences, faculty and students are using AI to deepen inquiry, enhance learning, spark discovery, and develop skills.
AI Ethics & Standards
We believe that AI must be developed and used with care. That’s why the University of Arizona champions practices that are legally sound, ethically grounded, and academically rigorous. Our guidelines and collaborations ensure that AI efforts reflect our values and responsibilities as a public research institution.
AI Tools & Access
Everyone at Arizona should be able to explore, understand, and work with AI. From tutorials and expert guidance to practical training and peer support, we make it easier for students, staff, and faculty to engage with AI in coursework, research, operations, and professional development.
Past AI Initiatives
The AI Working Group hosted cross-campus teams that focused on four core areas: Education, Industry, Research, and Society. They examined AI through the lenses of Benefits, Ethics, Infrastructure, and Training. The Organizing and Action committees helped coordinate and advance the teams' activities.
2023-24 Academic Year
- The fall semester, more than 400 faculty, staff, and students volunteered with in the AI Working Group.
- The group restructured into focus areas with co-leads: Education, Industry, Research, and Society.
Summer 2023
- The summer 2023 AI Working Group—comprised of more than 60 University faculty, staff and students—organized into seven teams. They examined AI on campus: access and equity, communication, data acumen, ethical considerations, industry and workforce, integrity in education, syllabus guidance, and training needs.
AI Marcom Council
The AI MarCom Community of Practice helps empower the University of Arizona’s marketing and communications professionals to integrate generative AI technologies into their workflows responsibly, effectively, ethically, creatively, and in alignment with the university’s mission and values. All U of A MarCom staff are welcome to contribute their knowledge and learn from others in this community.
We are establishing an AI MarCom SharePoint presence as a space for exchanging ideas and learning from one another amid this rapidly evolving technology. If you have questions, please email responsibleAI@arizona.edu.
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