The Council will provide advice on strategic AI matters including, but not limited to, those described below. As the name implies, PAC-AI will not be charged with performing any oversight, coordination, or executive responsibilities.
Members
- Tracy Shinn, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer, Chair
- William ("Bill") Allison, Chief Technology Officer (liaison to the Technology Foundations Committee)
- Hannes Bajohr, Assistant Professor, German Department
- Carolyn Caizzi, Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and IT
- Trevor Darrell, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Armando Fox, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Faculty Advisor for Digital Learning Strategy, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
- Sharon Inkelas, Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor on Campus Welfare; Deputy Compliance Officer, Office of Ethics, Risk, and Compliance Services
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Asma Kazmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Art Practice
- Ken Lutz, Chief Research Technology Officer and Director, Research IT
- Massimo Mazzotti, Professor, Department of History
- Anne Marie Richard, Chief Academic Technology Officer
- Zachary Pardos, Associate Professor of Education
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Emma Faser, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
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Eugene Whitlock, Chief People & Culture Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
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ex-officio: Jennifer Bombasaro Brady, IT Policy Program Manager (liaison to the UC AI Council; UC AI Strategic Leaders Community of Practice; and Compliance and Enterprise Risk Committee's subcommittee on AI Risk)
Charge
The Council is a joint Academic Senate and Administration group that will provide advice and recommendations to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and the IT Strategy Committee on Berkeley institutional AI matters including, but not limited to:
- Significant institutional investments in AI infrastructure or applications.
- Adoption of AI-related institution-wide policy.
- Institutional deployment of either new AI tools or new AI capabilities that are introduced into current technology platforms or services.
The Council may
- Facilitate awareness, learning and dialogue around AI issues, risks, and impacts.
- Advise upon request on AI-related pilots.
- Request and/or review assessments of AI-related services to the Berkeley community, including both their utility and problematic impacts.
- Provide high-level guidance for the Compliance and Enterprise Risk Committee - AI Risk subcommittee (CERC-AIR)