AI Insights is a dynamic virtual series exploring AI innovations and topics across all disciplines. Whether you're new to AI or deeply immersed, these sessions welcome the entire Wildcat community—students, faculty, and staff.
Interactive sessions feature faculty researchers, student speakers, and industry leaders who share trends, practical applications, diverse perspectives, and emerging tools in AI.
Join in the conversation!
- Every Tuesday, 12:00–1:00 PM
- Virtual lunchtime sessions (bring your lunch and your questions!)
- Questions? Contact Amanda Harrell, Program Manager, CAIO: amandaharrell@arizona.edu
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What We Explore:
- Research spotlights
- AI in teaching and learning
- Practical AI applications across disciplines
- Ethics and responsible AI practices
- Data privacy and security
- AI best practices (when to use / not use AI)
- Separating AI hype from reality
- Historical context and future directions
Get Involved
- Attend sessions to learn and engage in discussion. Find upcoming sessions on the Responsible AI Calendar of Events.
- Share the ways you are working with AI. Present your AI research, projects, or insights. Sign up to present
- Watch past AI Insights sessions
AI Insights Videos
Presenters:
- Dr Jennifer Savary, Associate Professor of Marketing, Terry J. and Tina Lundgren Endowed Chair for Marketing and Retail, Co-director of the Lundgren Retail Collaborative, presents on: Why I Don’t Bring a Forklift to the Gym
- Dr Shravan Aras, Assistant Research Professor, UAHS Research, presents on: AI for Labor Prediction in Pregnant Mothers Using Wearable Sensor Data
- Dr Kathleen Kennedy, Professor of Practice, CALES/Norton School for Human Ecology presents on: Bridging the AI Literacy Gap
Presenters:
- Vibha Chandrasekaran, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Junior will present Learning Together with AI: Designing Systems Where Empathy Meets Efficiency
- Kim Mathie, Marketing & Communications Specialist will present From One-Shot Prompts to Iterative Collaboration: A Practical AI Demo
- Vanessa Macamo, Graduate Associate and Ph.D. Candidate, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, will present Amplifying Inclusive Voices through AI: Enhancing Accessibility, Leadership, and Opportunity in Youth Media
Presenters:
- Caroline Scheuer Neves, PhD Student in SLAT - using AI critically, AI and inclusive language
- Emily McCarthy, Executive Director, Student Engagement & Career Development - AI in the career development space and considering impact on careers
- Matt Denney, Intimacy Director, Playwright, and Recruitment Coordinate with the College of Fine Arts - evaluating AI as a tool in the theatre arts
Presenters:
- Ash Black, Director of AI, XR & Student Success, College of Information Science will present on The Intersection of AI and XR for Digital Twinning and Generative Worlds
- Nathan Pritts, Global Campus Professor + Program Chair, First-Year Writing / Faculty Fellow for AI Strategy / UAGC will present on Building a Compass for Human-Centered AI Work
- Srishti Rajeev, Bioinformatics, Data Science, & Molecular & Cellular Biology Senior along with members of the Undergraduate Consciousness Studies Program will present on Mind, Matter, and Machines: Are We Closer to Synthetic Biological Intelligence Than Artificial General Intelligence?
Presenters:
- Issam Rian, PhD candidate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) will present Calibrating Writer Judgment: The Metacognitive Payoff of AI Feedback
- Enrique Noriega, Computing Sciences Researcher at AI2S will present Demystifying Agentic AI Applications
- John McCary, Operations with Office of the Chief AI Officer and Adjunct Professor with College of Information Science will present: "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave." - When AI disobeys, forgets, and loses its mind