18-04-2025
Center for Artificial Intelligence opens at PennWest Edinboro
Artificial intelligence is practically unavoidable in today's day and age.
It's easily the most rapidly growing technology in the world, which makes it all the more important to understand how it interacts with the information you provide it.
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'AI is not going away. It is racing forward and leaving a lot of people behind. I think there are both opportunities and challenges with ai that we all need to be learning about,' said Dr. Camille Dempsey, director of the PennWest Center for AI and Emerging Technologies.
Dempsey said AI comprehension skills have become a big part of workforce development in higher education, with businesses and stakeholders seeking AI-literate college graduates to push them over the top.
In response, Dempsey said faculty throughout PennWest are working with robots, researching ethical AI as well as the right ways to implement its use throughout cutting-edge industries.
'We're not about building the AI models. Those are being built by industry and lots of places around the world. Our focus is on using AI to fulfill the mission of the institution and help students be prepared to do good things,' said John Anderson, president of PennWest University. 'It is going to take over parts of our lives. We need to understand how we can use it for good, how we can harness its power to make a difference.'
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Pennwest Edinboro kicked off the opening of the center with a panel of AI experts to discuss the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence.
It's thought to be the first center of its kind in the region doing this sort of work with AI.
'There's a need for information literacy where we're exploring what we need to know to protect our learners and our community, so that we know how to navigate that. There's so much to it. It's in our workflow, it's in our email, it's in Microsoft and Google products, it's in everything,' said Dr. Dempsey.
PennWest is doing a large amount of outreach, pushing how best to be prepared for the growth of AI.
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