We welcome all perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, at all levels of expertise.
Whether you're an enthusiastic early adopter or "never AI", AI literacy is our shared
responsibility in higher education.
Responsible AI@ICT is a working group at Wichita State University that brings together
researchers from all disciplines to collaborate in intelligently shaping our future
in this new era of AI, through translational research that takes special care with
respect to how AI is developed and integrated into our world.
Our aims include both using AI to solve real problems that could not otherwise be
solved and several forms of restraint: using AI only when it is it the right tool
for the job, curbing pernicious uses of AI, minimizing the environmental footprint
of AI, and exercising well-informed care in change management as AI is integrated
into our lives. Responsible AI thus requires domain expertise from the ground up in
every field, from history, philosophy, and the social sciences to health, business,
the arts, and STEM fields.
Formerly known as the AI Interest Group, we have evolved into an active research and
educational group. Everyone is welcome at our events, which relate to a variety of
interests ranging from workflow uses to social and environmental impact, and current
development topics like harness engineering and AI ontology.
Members receive calendar invitations for meetings events, have access to the group
messaging, and share resources.
Friday, August 21
4:00pm rAI Social Hour @Social Tap
Monday August 24
2:00pm rAI peer-mentoring forum: How do you use AI?
Friday September 18
12:00pm rAI Colloquium: AI in Sci-Fi with John Jones
Kick off the semester in this fun peer-mentoring session on how we're using AI at WSU. Monday, August 24 at 2pm in LH 528c and on Teams. Share your favorite use cases, successes and failures in this open forum. There will be snacks!
Join Responsible AI@ICT for a drink, a snack, and a chat about what's new in AI and in your world. Friday, August 24 at 4pm, SocialTap in Braeburn Square.
Nov 10-12, 2026 at Kansas State University. Registration is now open with a new conference website and a discount code, to boot! Students, faculty, educators, industry professionals and community members to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping education, agriculture, business, creativity and everyday life.
Since the AI wheel is reinventing itself as it rolls, let's share resources to help us get up to speed and keep up without getting run over. Our new AI Literacy self-help shelf might help with that. Click for more info on how to access and how to contribute.
On Friday, July 17, at 2:00pm in RS 261 (Olive Room), Rachel Bastian will lead the next rAI workshop to help you spot the small, repetitive tasks you do so automatically you've stopped noticing them, and then build a fix for each one.
Curious how AI is transforming real workplaces beyond crafting polished emails and presentations? Join Troy Tabor on Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:00am-12:30pm in RS 265 Lucas Room for an interactive workshop to explore real-world examples and reimagine everyday workflows through hands-on exercises.
We're working on the Fall schedule, so stay tuned! We'll discuss recent AI developments, ideas for the self-serve training shelf, our next events, and ways to coordinate with the WSU AI Strategy Council, particularly in matters related to AI ethics.
April 9, 2026. 2:00pm in RS 261 Olive Room. Based on his recent paper, "Chatbots and human-human relationships: the need for research on potential downstream harms from generative AI" Justin Keeler will highlight potential consequences and offer ideation solutions on how to navigate during this era, then lead think-tank session about implications for WSU.
Beginning in April 2026, Responsible AI@ICT is hosting a series of forums, workshops, and colloquia related to artificial intelligence. Click for an overview of what's going on.
