The Citadel releases report on generative artificial intelligence

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Academics Faculty & Staff Students

The Citadel is preparing for the impact that AI — or artificial intelligence — will have on cadets, students, faculty and staff. A taskforce was created to develop a report on generative AI, which is used to create various types of new content. Members of the taskforce included professors, a cadet and graduate student as well as staff members from the Daniel Library and the Commandant’s Department.

While AI can offer users new ways to learn, teach and work, there are ethical and legal challenges to consider. This report is meant to ensure everyone understands AI’s full scope. The report includes definitions of AI terms, including both the text and image generation definitions, as well as capabilities and limitations for each. Also included in this report are potential impacts for The Citadel’s campus, academics, teaching and learning. The Citadel’s AI taskforce also outlined generative AI usage guidelines for multiple outlets on campus.

To read the full report, follow this link.

Members of the taskforce include:

Antonina Bauman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business
Sylmarie Davila-Montero, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Stephanie Fye, M.Ed., Director of Advising, Student Affairs and Academic Services
Jessica Higdon (Co-Chair), Ed.D., Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Director of the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Distance Education
Col. Heyward G. Hutson III, USA (Ret.), Assistant Commandant for Standards and Discipline, Office of the Commandant
Deepti Joshi, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences, Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics
Cadet Benjamin Porter Lesense, Battalion Academic NCO, Biology Major
Scott Lucas, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Department of English, Fine Arts, and Communications, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Len Niebo (Co-Chair), Chief Information Officer
Michele Ruth, MLIS, Head of Technical Services, Daniel Library
Lealis Schilleci, Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Psychology: Clinical Counseling Program
William Trumbull, Ph.D., Professor and Faculty Advisor to the Honor Court, Department of Economics, Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business
Lee Westberry, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Zucker Family School of Education
Andrew Williams, Ph.D., Dean and Louis S. LeTellier Chair, School of Engineering