AI presents both opportunities and challenges for institutions of higher education, and WSU is no exception. This section was created to gather resources and help members of the WSU community stay up to date on topics related to AI.
Currently, this section focuses its attention on Generative AI. Generative AI produces new data (e.g., text, images, and video) based on user prompts and existing data within a defined training set such as internet accessible information. Generative AI does not include spelling and grammar checking tools.
However, members of the WSU community should keep themselves informed about recent developments in AI tools, especially multiagentic AI. Multiagentic AI systems can be used to do many complex tasks – plan workflows, build new AI bots, connect to external and internal tools and data, and execute multistep action plans to achieve goals. They have the capacity to transform the nature of work and the nature of education, especially in the areas of creative activities, research productivity, and instructional pedagogy.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
AI denotes the emulation of human intelligence by computational systems. These systems, composed of computers or machines, are programmed to execute tasks that typically necessitate human intelligence for completion. There are many different applications of AI, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and more. Such AI systems acquire knowledge from data, experience, and feedback to continuously enhance their capabilities.
As one example of generative AI, ChatbotGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), natural language processing software developed by Open AI, originally launched in June 2018. During its initial launch, it had significant limitations. In June 2020, ChatGPT-3 was released and brought artificial intelligence into the national and international spotlight. Its successor ChatGPT-4 and ChatGPT-5 generates output that is difficult, or sometimes impossible, to detect as being created by a non-human writer. Other types of generative AI in use at WSU include Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, the last of which is available to all students, staff, and faculty at WSU.
Questions?
Please email the Provost’s Office at provosts.office@wsu.edu.