{"id":103272,"date":"2023-09-25T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=103272"},"modified":"2023-09-24T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:15:17","slug":"unmc-positioned-to-take-advantage-of-ai-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/25\/unmc-positioned-to-take-advantage-of-ai-advances\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC positioned to take advantage of AI advances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNMC is positioning itself to take advantage of the rapidly evolving field of advanced artificial intelligence as a new campus-wide task force explores AI\u2019s implications for the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the message from Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Emily Glenn, dean of the McGoogan Health Sciences Library and co-chair of UNMC\u2019s AI task force, as they spoke during last week\u2019s all-campus forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold said the complex task force has multiple working groups \u2013 studying AI\u2019s impact on the areas of education, research and clinical care, along with UNMC business functions and the field of AI-generated misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chancellor said the groups are not just looking at the downsides of advanced AI, but more importantly how to best take advantage of AI at the med center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the recording of the Sept. 21 forum.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenn said the field of generative AI will continue to evolve, even presenting the possibility of massive technological change. But she said it\u2019s exciting to answer some big questions about how AI can intersect with UNMC as an academic medical center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The med center is in a good place to prepare for the future by putting people\u2019s curiosity into action, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 64-member task force, with its five working groups and representation that crosses UNMC colleges, campus departments and clinical partners Nebraska Medicine and Children\u2019s Hospital & Medical Center, is aiming to present its first report to campus leadership by the end of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the task force\u2019s work will feed into UNMC\u2019s strategic planning discussions for 2024 and be integrated into the main areas of UNMC\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Glenn, \u201cWe know that we\u2019re going to have opportunities to learn and to fail, and that we\u2019ve got our structures and communication and our values in place that are going to be important underpinnings for moving forward with maximizing AI for UNMC and the different areas in our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold also provided a series of announcements and updates from around UNMC. The chancellor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n