Responsible AI for Education 2026
A second annual campus convening from Good Systems, the Office of Academic Technology, and Enterprise Technology — a full day of panels, workshops, and conversation on the responsible use of AI in higher education.
About this event
Join the Office of Academic Technology, Good Systems, and Enterprise Technology at UT Austin for the second annual Responsible AI for Education convening — a full day of panels, workshops, and community conversations exploring student, faculty, and staff perspectives on the responsible use of AI in higher education.
The event brings together experts and community members to ask hard questions about how AI can be harnessed for instructional and social good, examine new research and case studies, and share what's next for AI adoption at the University. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Advance registration is requested.
Keynote: Ten years from now, what will we wish we had done differently today?
Cole Camplese, UT Austin CIO, joins James P. Frazee of San Diego State University for a keynote conversation on the decisions higher education is making right now — and how they will look in retrospect. It's a conversation about foresight, responsibility, and what institutions owe the communities they serve as AI becomes part of the fabric of academic life.
What the day covers
- Two years of generative AI at UT: access, responsibility, and what we've learned
- Cultivating responsible AI principles in the classroom
- When does AI assistance become AI dependence in teaching practice?
- What students are actually weighing when they think about AI and their education
- How to balance innovation in education with sustainability