Students, faculty and staff at the University of Mary Washington gathered last month for a public debate examining a question at the center of ongoing legal and creative disputes – does training artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted works without permission violate copyright law.Hosted by UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts, the event […]
Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao appeared on News Talk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk last month to discuss why the Center was created and why this kind of work is so important right now. The program digs into how UMW students are using AI, how […]
Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao was recently spotlighted in wide-ranging AI coverage.On two Fredericksburg-based podcasts Rao discussed UMW’s leadership in AI education and the evolving role of the liberal arts in a rapidly changing technological landscape.He joined UMW alumnus Kevin Hughes of Stack Infrastructure […]
Stefan Bauschard, AI education policy consultant and adjunct instructor at UMW, joined Anand Rao, professor of communication and director of UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts as featured presenters in a national masterclass hosted by Oxford University Press (OUP) titled “How to Cultivate AI Literacy in the Classroom.”The free, one-hour session held Thursday, […]
Mark your calendars for NotebookLM Webinar: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 12:30 p.m., via ZoomHow can Google’s NotebookLM help you and your students organize sources, summarize information, and improve the writing process – without replacing meaningful academic work?Join me on Tuesday, November 11 at 12:30 p.m. for a short, hands-on webinar where we’ll: Walk through NotebookLM’s core […]
