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  • A Custom Chatbot for the Ukraine and Russian Conflict

    A Custom Chatbot for the Ukraine and Russian Conflict

    Canisius Open Source Initiative (COSI) has released an open source chatbot for a large corpus of documents related to the Russian and Ukraine conflict. Here is a link to the GitHub site where you may get the source code: https://github.com/Canisius-Open-Source-Initiative/RussianUkraineConflictKnowledgeStore The Canisius Center for Cybersecurity blog has a post with more information for how you…


  • Canisius Faculty: AI and Pedagogy Discussion

    Canisius Faculty: AI and Pedagogy Discussion

    The Canisius University Winter Faculty Development Week includes a session sponsored by the AI and Society Initiative, focused on the intersection between AI and college courses. Dr. Justin Del Vecchio (Cybersecurity) and Dr. Dave Sheets (Data Analytics) will describe what Large Language Model AI is (and perhaps is not), and implications for its use in…


  • Faculty Meetup: AI and Coursework

    Faculty Meetup: AI and Coursework

    The AI and Society Initiative and the College of Arts and Sciences are co-sponsoring a meetup for Canisius University faculty on Thursday, November 16th at 3:00 PM in the Old Main Faculty/Staff Lounge.   This is an opportunity for faculty to take stock of where we are so far with generative artificial intelligence in our courses,…


  • Faculty Lunch: AI and Coursework

    Faculty Lunch: AI and Coursework

    The AI and Society Initiative and the College of Arts and Sciences are co-sponsoring a lunch for Canisius University faculty on Wednesday, October 18th at noon in the Old Main Faculty/Staff Lounge.   This is an opportunity for faculty to take stock of where we are so far with generative artificial intelligence in our courses, assignments, pedagogy and plans.  It…


  • AI Assistance: Course Design

    AI Assistance: Course Design

    Dr. Mark Gallimore has considered teaching a course on the history of the internet. As we approach the internet’s third decade, perhaps it is time. AI can speed up the design process, for various reasons: