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In the AI Era, the Competitive Advantage Is Still Human

New research from IDEO makes the case that AI-era growth depends on human strengths — creativity, insight, growth mindset, psychological safety, and a culture of change. Here's how ET is building those capabilities at UT Austin, and why point five is the one we all have to own.

Responsible AI for Education 2026: A Campus Convening on April 21

The second annual Responsible AI for Education convening brings students, faculty, staff, and experts together on April 21 at the Texas Union for panels, workshops, and a keynote conversation between Cole Camplese and James P. Frazee of San Diego State University.

Free Microsoft Copilot Training Available to UT Community Every Tuesday in April

Four free, instructor-led Copilot training sessions run every Tuesday in April from 3–4 p.m. CST, covering everything from Copilot Chat fundamentals to building AI agents in SharePoint — open to all UT Austin faculty and staff.

UT Forms AI Advisory Committee to Shape a Responsible Future for Artificial Intelligence on Campus

Enterprise Technology's Mario Guerra is coordinating UT Austin's new AI Advisory Committee — a 15-member body of faculty, students, and university officials tasked with governing how AI tools are deployed, evaluated, and kept trustworthy for the entire campus community.

Tap In: UT Austin Is Going Digital with University IDs

UT Austin is going digital with university IDs. The Longhorn Card is heading toward its final form — and the timeline for getting there is already in motion.

The Speed Is the Story: OpenClaw, NemoClaw, and What Agent Governance Actually Means

OpenClaw went from a one-hour side project to enterprise infrastructure in eight weeks. What NVIDIA's NemoClaw announcement at GTC tells us about where AI agents are headed — and the governance questions higher education needs to start asking now.

Eight Weeks from Side Project to Enterprise Security Problem: What OpenClaw and NemoClaw Mean for IT

OpenClaw went from one developer's weekend project to NVIDIA's GTC keynote in eight weeks. That pace is the point — and it raises a governance question that higher education IT hasn't fully answered yet.

What Anthropic's Coding Study Should Make Every IT Leader Think Twice

Anthropic's new study on AI assistance and coding skills found that developers who delegated to AI rather than engaging with it critically retained significantly less. For higher education IT organizations building and maintaining complex systems, the findings raise hard questions about workforce development and tool deployment.

What Texas Is Telling Us About AI — and What UT Should Hear

New data from the Anthropic Economic Index shows Texas ranked 24th nationally in AI adoption, with a usage index of 0.76x — below expected. But the pattern of use tells a different story: Texans are reaching for AI primarily to learn and teach. That should matter to us.

Marta Lang

Marta Lang has spent over 13 years building the Identity and Access Management team at UT Austin — first as a Project Manager, now as Team Lead. She talks about what drew her to UT, why building consensus is the hardest part of management, and what she tells every new employee starting out.

Enterprise Technology Launches the ET Faculty Fellows Program

Enterprise Technology is launching the ET Faculty Fellows program — a funded working partnership that brings UT Austin faculty inside ET to tackle real questions about AI, learning analytics, accessibility, and the future of teaching.

How UT Austin Built an AI Tutor Platform, and What ET Is Doing to Scale It

SAGE gives faculty a way to build course-specific AI tutors inside Canvas, while Enterprise Technology helps provide the infrastructure, platform reliability, and front-line support needed to scale the service responsibly.


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Episode 6 · Digital Accessibility
Digital Accessibility: Infrastructure Rather Than Request
Episode six brings a student researcher's lived perspective to the digital accessibility conversation — examining the real barriers students face, the unexpected role AI is playing as an assistive tool, and why access must stop being something people have to ask for.
Episode 5 · Digital Accessibility
Digital Accessibility
Episode five broadens the ET Talk lens beyond AI to examine digital accessibility — the DOJ Title II ruling, UT's new Digital Accessibility Center, and why meaningful progress requires shared institutional responsibility.
Episode 4 · AI Literacy
Student Perspective, AI Literacy, and the Campus Future
Episode four adds a student voice to ET Talk, focusing on how students evaluate models, build with AI, and think about preserving creativity and critical thinking in teaching and learning.
Episode 3 · AI Strategy at Scale
AI Strategy at Scale and What Comes Next
Episode three continues the ET Talk AI series by examining what UT Austin’s recent organizational changes signal about long-term AI commitment, and how higher education can balance innovation, governance, and mission.
Episode 2 · AI at Scale
Building the Foundation for AI at Scale
Episode two focuses on the behind-the-scenes systems work that makes institutional AI adoption sustainable, scalable, and aligned with university priorities.
Episode 1 · AI Strategy
AI Strategy
The launch episode introduces the ET Talk format and opens with a foundational conversation about how UT Austin is approaching AI strategy across a large, complex institution.