Privacy and Ethical
Considerations around A.I.
These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each week we discuss the news of the week, highlight a specific tool for use within teaching and learning, and then hold a question and answer session for attendees.
They run on Zoom every Wednesday from 1pm – 2pm and you can register for upcoming events on the CTLT Events Website.
News of the Week
Each week we discuss several new items that happened in the Generative AI space over the past 7 days. There’s usually a flood of new AI-adjacent news every week – as this industry is moving so fast – so we highlight news articles which are relevant to the UBC community.
This week, the focus was on privacy and ethical considerations around the use of AI at UBC. We explored how current university policies intersect with generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT 4o-mini, emphasizing the importance of responsible integration into academic and administrative workflows. Key topics included the need for Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), especially when handling student or personal data, and considerations around Indigenous data sovereignty. We also discussed broader ethical concerns, including bias in AI outputs, environmental costs of large-scale models, and the need for equitable access to AI tools. UBC’s evolving GenAI guidelines were introduced, outlining expectations for transparency, academic integrity, and ethical use. Students were directed to campus resources and upcoming support initiatives aimed at helping the UBC community navigate the responsible use of generative AI.
Slides
Provided here are multiple versions of the slide deck used in the session. They are all the same content. The item marked (original) is the one used by the presenter in the recording a
Apple Keynote Slides (Original) 1
Questions and Answers
Each studio ends with a question and answer session whereby attendees can ask questions of the pedagogy experts and technologists who facilitate the sessions. We have published a full FAQ section on this site. If you have other questions about GenAI usage, please get in touch.
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