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Pitt’s new AI hub to link up high-tech efforts across the University

Pitt’s new Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL) will unite AI efforts across campus. Continue reading ...

HAIL Graduate Student Awardee Program

Building on the success of the RDS@Pitt Student Scholars Program for undergraduate students, the Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL) is launching a graduate-level opportunity in the 2026 spring and summer semesters.

Data science leadership hub director relishes role to guide Pitt through AI landscape

In the current blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trajectory of artificial intelligence-related developments, discussion about the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI’s role and applications in society often boil down to an overly simplistic “good or bad” paradigm.

Michael Colaresi, the newly named director of the new academic Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL) and strategic advisor to the provost, prefers a more nuanced view of the game-changing digital technology.

Pitt’s new AI hub aims to make artificial intelligence practical for students and their careers

The University of Pittsburgh’s strategy surrounding artificial intelligence will be practical, supporting students and the workforce, said Michael Colaresi, newly named director of the academic Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership.

EAAMO Reflections: Caleb

By Caleb Finamore

Editor's Note: this is the final part in our mini-series on the EAAMO conference.
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EAAMO Reflections: Joanna

By Joanna Wang

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a mini-series on the 2025 EAAMO Conference. 
Part 1 | Part 3

EAAMO Reflections: Katie

By Katie Voigt

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a mini-series on the 2025 EAAMO Conference.
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GenAI Conversations at Research Fair

By Emily Durning

From left to right: Joanna Wang, Emily Durning, and Ariana Villa

#betterposter Design at Research Fair

By Caleb Finamore

Editor's Note: This is part 3 of a four-part mini-series discussing Pitt's annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Michael Colaresi will lead Pitt’s new Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership

Building upon the strong foundation created through the Responsible Data Science (RDS) initiative and many efforts to harness AI across the University, Pitt is launching a new academic Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL). The hub will serve as an academic convening point for artificial intelligence and data science efforts and will facilitate collaboration across teaching, learning and other academic operations.

Responsible AI in Comms at Research Fair

By Katie Voigt

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a four-part mini-series discussing Pitt's annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Announcing HAIL, the Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership; Michael Colaresi Appointed Strategic Advisor to the Provost and Director of the Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership

Provost Announcement: I am pleased to share that I have appointed Michael Colaresi, who currently serves as Associate Vice Provost for Data Science, to serve in a new role as Strategic Advisor to the Provost and Director of the newly established academic Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL), effective January 1, 2026.

Carnegie Hero's Fund Commission at Research Fair

By Shanker Pillai

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a four-part mini-series discussing Pitt's annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

AI Ecosystem Mapping

By Emily Durning

As a senior undergraduate student nearing graduation, it can be jarring to think back to the state of AI, and more specifically Generative AI, my first semester of college. In late 2022, the first version of ChatGPT was gearing up to be released, meaning that while AI was still seeping its way into all walks of life, it had not yet hit the exponential increase of usage and integration that has been seen the past few years. 

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Ravit Dotan, PhD, is an AI advisor. She helps people and organizations use AI thoughtfully and ethically to do meaningful work, rejecting both hype and fear-mongering. Her work encompasses AI adoption training, AI ethics advising, building no-code AI tools, and academic research on how to make AI ethics stick.