AI in A & S

Working Group

A faculty forum to explore opportunities, address challenges and help define a vision for AI in Arts & Sciences that reflects UVA's values.
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Artificial intelligence is changing how we live, work and understand the world.

Across Arts & Sciences, faculty are already advancing scholarship on AI, from its technical foundations to its social, ethical, pedagogical and creative implications. The AI in A&S Working Group brings these perspectives together.

The AI in A&S Working Group provides faculty a forum to explore opportunities, address challenges and help define a vision for AI in Arts & Sciences that reflects UVA's values. It is working to identify shared strengths, catalyze new collaborations and position A&S as a leader in shaping AI's role in research, teaching and society.

 

What the Group Does

The working group serves as an internal advisory body. Its work includes:

Identifying infrastructure, policy, governance, and support needs across A&S

Surfacing disciplinary norms and tensions around AI use

Producing recommendations that inform leadership decisions

Connecting independent AI efforts already underway across departments

The Central Aim

The group supports faculty and students navigating AI without prescribing uniform adoption, turning distributed faculty activity into a visible, credible position for A&S.

Committee

Faculty and leadership from across Arts & Sciences.

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Jonathan Colmer Economics

Co-chair

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Mona Kasra Art & Drama

Co-chair

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Ilse Cleeves Astronomy
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David Danks Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
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Piers Gelly English
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Hudson Golino Psychology
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Bruce Holsinger English
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Zac Irving Philosophy
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Anton Korinek Economics
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Chris Neu Physics
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Lana Schwartz Media Studies
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Mona Sloane Media Studies & Data Science
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Sarah Kucenas Associate Dean for Research

Ex officio

A&S Contributions to the UVA AI Task Force

A&S faculty serve on the University-wide AI Task Force convened through the Provost's Office to help coordinate AI activity across Grounds.

Hudson Golino

Associate professor of psychology; his research spans quantitative psychology, network psychometrics and data science applications.

Ricky Patterson

Director of Research Data Services, UVA Library. While based in the Library, Patterson directly supports research across A&S departments in the sciences and social sciences through his work.

Join the Effort

Get Involved

Faculty interested in A&S AI projects or in sharing their AI-related work can contact the A&S Dean's Office.

Contact the Dean's Office