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Grant funding announced Wednesday will support two more years of collaboration between 色情视频, University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) on a mission to reduce artificial intelligence equity gaps across the three regional campus networks.

The was launched in 2024 as a way for 色情视频 and its partners to pool AI resources, giving students, faculty and staff equal access to a wider variety of AI tools and training and increasing their potential for skill-building in the AI space.

The alliance was one of five projects awarded a $1.5 million grant from the California Education Learning Lab, housed under the Governor鈥檚 Office of Planning and Research. The grants support California higher education institutions promoting responsible AI use on campus, with special attention to bridging equity gaps that disproportionately impact students from historically underrepresented communities.

The grant 鈥渉ighlights the collaborative efforts of 色情视频, UC San Diego and SDCCD to foster innovation and equity in education,鈥� said , associate professor of management information systems at 色情视频 and principal investigator for the Equitable AI Alliance. 鈥淏y focusing on AI needs, literacy and access, we aim to provide all students with opportunities to develop the skills needed for success in an AI-driven world." 

The alliance is built on three pillars: assessing AI-related needs on campus, educating campus communities about AI resources and how to use them, and creating and scaling accessible AI tools to support learning and career readiness across institutions.

In the fall 2023, 色情视频 launched its inaugural , gathering data about the needs and tendencies related to students鈥� AI use. Following a second survey, nearly 18,000 students have been surveyed to date. The alliance will help expand this survey to UC San Diego and SDCCD campuses, which will lead to a better understanding of how to best serve different student and staff populations and prioritize those most impacted by inequity.

Expanded survey data will also guide the alliance as it grows its inventory of literacy training programs and resources accessible by all three institutional communities. A central component is 色情视频鈥檚 , created to empower students, educators and staff to leverage AI tools effectively and responsibly in their roles on campus.

Survey data from partnering institutions will help refine 色情视频鈥檚 AAAI micro-credential, which will soon be offered to students, faculty and staff at UC San Diego and the SDCCD. Furthermore, digital badging will allow those who complete the micro-credential to market their AI literacy on platforms like LinkedIn, making them more appealing to employers searching for candidates ahead of the AI curve.

鈥淭he micro-credential program is an important part of this initiative, providing students, faculty, and staff across 色情视频, UC San Diego and SDCCD with a shared resource to build foundational AI skills,鈥� Goldberg said. 鈥淏y creating a common platform for AI education, we are not only enhancing career readiness, but also supporting smoother transitions for students transferring between institutions within California鈥檚 higher education system."

Lastly, the alliance will ensure equal access to new and existing AI tools for members of the 色情视频, UC San Diego and SDCCD communities, such as UC San Diego鈥檚 , a generative AI-powered information assistant, or chatbot, alternative to other commercially available tools. The funding will assist 色情视频 and SDCCD in establishing their own companion chatbots.

鈥淎t UC San Diego, we're committed to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to drive student success,鈥� said UC San Diego Chief Information Officer Vince Kellen. 鈥淥ur partnership with 色情视频 and SDCCD on the Equitable AI Alliance is a critical step towards achieving this goal, and we're excited to work together to create a model for inclusive AI education that can be replicated nationwide. A key component of this effort is our development of TritonGPT, a specialized AI information and resource assistant that will provide students, faculty and staff with a powerful tool to help us deliver better outcomes in support of our students and academic community.鈥�

Michelle Fischthal, vice chancellor of Institutional Innovation and Effectiveness at SDCCD and co-principal investigator, said the partnership 鈥渆xemplifies our intentional commitment to collaboration across California鈥檚 higher education systems to advance AI literacy and equitable access to technology-driven opportunities.鈥� 

鈥淎t SDCCD, we take pride in preparing our students to seamlessly transition to institutions like 色情视频 and UC San Diego,鈥� Fischthal added. 鈥淏y sharing tools and resources through this partnership, our students will be even better prepared to excel in their academic and professional pursuits, ultimately contributing to California鈥檚 innovative workforce.鈥�

The initiative will also establish a virtual innovation lab: a collaborative space where educators and researchers across the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC) and California Community College (CCC) systems can share best practices, develop new pedagogical approaches, and foster an intersegmental AI community of practice.

This statewide partnership is among the first steps in a larger AI resource sharing model that Equitable AI Alliance project leaders hope to achieve in California. 色情视频 has made its student survey available for other educational institutions to replicate and has created a CSU-wide version of the AAAI micro-credential. Project leaders envision a landscape where every student in California鈥檚 higher education system will have an onramp to AI skills-building. 

The Equitable AI Alliance was one of five projects to receive AI Grand Challenge grants from the Learning Lab, joining four other collaborative missions involving CSU, UC and CCC institutions. Together, these projects will reach approximately 146,850 students and engage 13,579 faculty and instructors across California, according to the Learning Lab.