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At The University of Texas at Austin, we use information technology to explore new ideas and to solve problems in novel ways. This year, we are exploring artificial intelligence (AI) to take risks, challenge conventional ideas, and embrace change in support of the Year of AI.

What is AI?

Beyond AI

At the University of Texas at Austin, we embrace innovation to change the world. While AI may be our focus right now, we continue to work to bring about new ideas, processes, and services that have a significant positive impact to our colleagues, communities, and beyond. Two of those areas are automation and open source software.

Automation

Automation is the use of technology to streamline tasks, reduce errors, and free up human time for more meaningful work. At the University, there is a group that collaborates on using technology to automate simple, repetitive tasks and to improve business processes by automating complex and repeatable multi-step tasks.

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  • Collaborate with colleagues to find solutions
  • Discover new automation technologies
  • Join the UT Workflow Automation Teams community

Open Source Software

Open source software is software with source code that is publicly accessible, allowing anyone to inspect, modify, and enhance. At the University, there is a new Open Source Program Office (OSPO) that is the center for open source activity and connections. OSPO:

  • Provides consulting and training for open source software development
  • Supports a healthy open source software ecosystem
  • Serves as the hub for an active and collaborative university community
  • Visit the OSPO website to engage!!

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Have Questions?

Please email our team on: it.innovation@utexas.edu

What AI tools are you hearing about?

AI technology is advancing rapidly, with new tools emerging to cover different use cases. To help us better understand the needs of The University of Texas at Austin community, please share your discoveries and explorations in the AI Conversations community team.

Request a Vendor Risk Assessment

AI products must have an active university contract in place and have a vendor security assessment completed by the Information Security Office (ISO) before it can be used with any non-public University data. If you are contemplating using a private generative AI tool or aren’t sure if your use case is covered, contact the ISO.

Contact ISO for a vendor risk assessment or consultation

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