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AI Advisory Committee

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform every aspect of the world we inhabit, from how we learn, create value, and find meaning to the very institutions and principles that underpin society. As the transformative power of AI continues to grow, public universities such as ASU have a critical role in equipping and guiding society to thrive through the coming technological transition.

Guided by the ASU Charter, ASU is uniquely positioned to operate as a global leader at the nexus of AI and cutting-edge research, education, utilization, and public impact. In addition to being at the forefront of redefining the nature and purpose of a public university in the 21st century, ASU’s faculty, staff, and students represent deep and transdisciplinary expertise at the intersection of AI, society, and the future. By strategically approaching the socially beneficial and transformative development and use of AI, ASU has the opportunity to become a national and global leader in forward-thinking and positively transformative AI development.

The charter of the ASU AI Advisory Committee is to strategically inform and support the growth and impact of the institution’s expertise and work around AI as a public enterprise. ASU’s goals are to leverage the insights and wisdom of the advisory committee with the aim of providing national and global leadership in the development of societally beneficial and transformative AI understanding, tools, technologies, and platforms.

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Scope

The ASU AU Advisory Committee is tasked with advising ASU’s Enterprise CIO and the EVP and COO of the ASU Public Enterprise, including:

Advising on leveraging the unique positioning and vision of ASU to develop and support high-impact initiatives that ensure AI emerges as a transformational technology for good.
Advising on unlocking the full potential of ASU faculty, staff, and students working at the cutting-edge of AI.
Advising on how ASU’s ethos of being unbound by conventional disciplinary and institutional boundaries can support new models and mechanisms to support socially beneficial and responsible AI.
Ensuring the broad ASU community has visibility and impact at scale across public and private sectors in leading thinking and action around transformative AI capabilities.
Supporting the establishment of ASU as a global leader in AI as a transformative technology for good.

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Expectations

The Enterprise CIO will appoint a group of faculty and staff reflecting a diversity of perspectives from across the ASU Public Enterprise.The committee will work with stakeholders in identifying opportunities and co-develop strategic guidance that is focused on mid-range and long-term opportunities, including, but not limited to emerging AI models, the nature of being human in an AI-future, and even the emergence of artificial general intelligence

Initial members

Calendar

The AI Advisory Committee will meet monthly and conduct much of its work via a dedicated Slack Workspace.