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UAB News and Updates on AI

Stay informed about AI related announcements, initiatives, research highlights, and success stories from across UAB. These updates reflect how AI is being explored and applied responsibly in support of education, research, patient care, and operations.

  • UAB has added new capabilities to existing AI tools. Here’s what you need to know.
    Microsoft Copilot now has options to choose from multiple AI models and UAB IT has deployed Agents in Microsoft Teams. Follow these principles and guidelines for responsible AI use, consider fiscal and energy efficiency and take advantage of these resources.
  • Launch of the UAB AI Strategic Initiative
    This is an email sent to the UAB campus community on May 4, 2026, from UAB President Ray Watts.
  • Is AI competent to make moral judgments? A UAB philosopher helped devise tests to find out.
    Recent studies have some researchers touting AI’s ethical reasoning prowess. In a Nature paper, UAB’s Joshua May, Ph.D., joined scientists from Google DeepMind to explain how to get proof.
  • AI in Action: Business Summit showcases real-world AI
    On April 10, the Collat School of Business is hosting a new event focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence in today’s organizations.
  • Technology investments accelerate UAB innovation through the Research Strategic Initiative
    How UAB is using AI to improve care and accelerate research, an update on the myUABResearch rollout, and the latest on technology alignment and data modernization initiatives.
  • Faculty can find inspiration and advice in new Using AI in the Classroom workshops
    Four workshops this spring will discuss academic integrity concerns, share the experiences of teaching faculty, reimagine learning with AI, and offer help redesigning assignments or entire courses. Presenter Meagan Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English, explains how her classroom approach has changed since the first days of generative AI in this article.