Coordinating a shared, campus-wide response to generative AI in teaching, scholarship and work at The American University of Paris. The AI@91³Ô¹ÏÍøinitiative is supported by the 91³Ô¹ÏÍøPresident and Provost.
The tools of artificial intelligence are radically transforming many professional sectors and, as an institution of higher education, we embrace technological advancement as an opportunity to foster innovation and collaborative learning. However, even as we equip our students with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world, we must continue to communicate the value of a liberal arts education. The deep learning, critical thinking, rigorous research, creativity, and intellectual curiosity that characterize liberal arts at 91³Ô¹ÏÍøare not only values to be protected against technological incursions, but they will be crucial in leading and shaping emergent human-technological relations.  Â
AI@91³Ô¹ÏÍøis a faculty-led initiative that aims to study, assess and reflect upon the use and potential of AI tools across the campus but, most particularly, in the classroom. We will work together to evaluate the ethical concerns raised by AI tools, such as academic integrity, data privacy, bias, and AI’s potential to exacerbate inequities. The values of the liberal arts, and the trust and intensity developed in our classes, where we work face-to-face in small learning communities, provide a laboratory in which we can critically explore these new developments, and help students to understand and ethically to negotiate the AI landscape. Â
Dialogue, mentorship and critical inquiry are at the heart of our educational mission, and as we seek to understand and integrate the potential of AI, we will continue to uphold the principles of a rigorous, thoughtful, and ethical education that prepares students not only to navigate a digital world but to question and shape it responsibly.Â
Hannah Westley, Provost, AUPÂ
AI@91³Ô¹ÏÍøfocuses primarily on developing a community response to the advent of generative AI in teaching and learning at AUP, and this site is therefore aimed primarily at 91³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty, staff and students. Some material may also be useful to global colleagues interested in how an international liberal arts institution can effectively engage with AI. With some exceptions, the resources below are being posted openly on the web: Â
Project Overview and Scope (project overview and project documentation)Â
Learning about AI (external resources curated for relevance to AUP)Â
The landscape of generative AI in higher education is relatively uncharted. Help 91³Ô¹ÏÍøpeers to navigate this space by sharing your expertise, experience or questions you think would be valuable to address together – use the following forms (or send an email to aiaup.edu) to:Â