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Understanding How University Guidelines Address Privacy and Security Issues of Generative AI in Academic Settings

petsymposium.org

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is transforming the educational landscape by augmenting learning paradigms. However, state-of-the-art GenAI systems driving this transformation are predominantly developed and controlled by a small number of private companies; there is little clarity about their data retention practices and limited user control over inputs and outputs. In the context of education, end-users lack the awareness of how to safely adopt GenAI in learning. This raises significant concerns, particularly when proprietary or personally identifiable educational information may be shared with external GenAI platforms. In response to these concerns, universities are developing their own usage guidelines and policies to balance innovation with academic integrity, privacy, and security. Our research seeks to understand these emerging guidelines, with a particular focus on the privacy and security implications of integrating GenAI tools into academic environments – an area that has received little attention to date. We conducted an in-depth qualitative analysis of GenAI-usage guidelines from 43 universities across 12 countries. Our findings reveal several key challenges, including barriers faced by universities in deploying privacy measures and adopting existing security frameworks. These insights lay the groundwork for designing more robust, privacy-aware GenAI guidelines for higher education.

#AI #policy #article #privacy #security #via:LeanneWu #via:TysonKendon

Frozen 2 should be rated R

interconnected.org

Frozen 2 should be rated R because modern cinema exhibits harmful jeopardy inflation, where mass destruction and death are treated as lazy, emotionless plot points. By increasing ratings for films featuring collective catastrophe, society can prevent the normalization of existential threats and restore necessary emotional weight to portrayals of calamity.

When we are all exposed to media that normalises death and mass threat, there is something in the psyche that kicks in: when something built into your sense of reality isn’t happening, you work to make it happen.

#via:KagiSmallWeb #person:MattWebb #jeopardy #movies

What Are We Buying When We Buy an AI Tutor?

nickpotkalitsky.substack.com

Instructional vehicles need properly-trained drivers and a properly-designed institutional and pedagogical highway system.

#AI #pedagogy #via:StephenDownes

Eradicating the “Hero” Culture: The Real Work of Crossing the Finish Line

donjross.substack.com

Eradicating the Hero Culture is a guide for C-suite leaders on replacing individual reactive heroics with systemic discipline in IT departments. Relying on last-minute rescues creates an unsustainable environment that masks operational failures. To move toward predictable success, organizations must implement rigorous project delivery frameworks and standardized IT operations. Implementing a PMO and clear stage-gate governance ensures projects are properly scoped, authorized, and tested before completion. Signed charters and requirements documents prevent scope creep by making every change a visible, approved decision. Formalizing operational handovers ensures support teams are fully prepared, preventing the need for late-stage interventions. Maturing IT operations involves using service catalogs and Service Level Agreements to eliminate shadow IT requests. By measuring objective KPIs rather than relying on adrenaline, leaders can address project health issues before crises erupt. Ultimately, the goal is to shift the organizational culture from valuing fire-fighters to rewarding fire-marshals. This transition fosters boring, predictable, and scalable operations essential for long-term business transformation.

#person:DonRoss #strategy #leadership