UIT is proud to unveil ai.utah.edu, a website dedicated to artificial intelligence-related resources and initiatives at the University of Utah. The website is part of a broader effort to find common ground on how generative AI tools should and shouldn’t be used for learning and work.
Even though the only commercial generative AI tool approved for use at the university comes with risk, users can experiment with it in a safer, more accurate and credible manner by following some key guidelines and behaviors.
A newly completed podcast studio inside Kahlert Village, home of Adobe Creative Commons, “meets students where they’re at,” designer Tony Sams says. The studio is outfitted with all the Rode brand components needed to record up to a four-person podcast.
We get it — being part of the U community is an honor, but it often involves related expenses. Good news ... UIT’s Office of Software Licensing has negotiated campus agreements with top software vendors to provide students, faculty, and staff access to certain products for free or a reduced price.
No IT governance groups met in August. The Strategic Information Technology Committee will reconvene on September 10, the Teaching and Learning Portfolio will assemble on September 17, the Architecture and New Technology Committee meets again on September 23, and the Enterprise Web Advisory Council will next meet on October 10.
UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.
Poster says he enjoys working in information security because he is surrounded by intelligent and interesting people who take pride in their work protecting the institution.
The update, which includes a refreshed interface and improves the IT security and performance of the Microsoft authentication process, will roll out over several weeks.
Patrick Harris, a technical writer for UIT’s Strategic Communication group hosted a virtual town hall meeting on July 18 about internal documentation services for UIT teams. In addition to being UIT’s resident documentation specialist, Harris is co-chair of the ITS-UIT Documentation Community of Practice.
UIT has purchased and is testing Viavi Solutions’ Observer platform, a suite of networking performance monitoring and diagnostics (NPMD) software products that visualizes and analyzes network and server traffic.
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