Lauren Di Monte
Associate University Librarian for Research & Learning
Yale University
Dale Hendrickson
Interim Associate CIO for the Faculty of Arts and Science and Senior Director, Library Information Technology
Yale University
Michael Appleby
Director, Software Engineering
Yale University
Yale University has recently committed over $150M to advancing engagement with artificial intelligence (AI). This session will review the AI systems and governance structures that the university has implemented to enhance research infrastructure and build expertise in support of research and education. It will also discuss the library’s role in this initiative, which includes on-ramping students and instructors to AI to enable research and educational innovation, providing support and AI-powered tools to improve access to collections, and empowering communities to explore new research possibilities. The session will end with a demonstration of a generative AI application, newly developed by the library, that allows researchers to analyze text contained in digitized materials using a choice of large language models (LLMs). This tool facilitates teaching and learning with digitized special collections and at the same time encourages students to critically evaluate the output of LLMs in a research context.