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Advice and Guidance

Artificial intelligence and the environment: Taking a responsible approach

As more people begin to use and experiment with generative AI, there is a growing awareness of its impact on the environment and sustainability. Every aspect of the AI lifecycle consumes natural resources, including energy, water and minerals, and as a result, releases greenhouse gases. There is an increasing emphasis on the need to use […]

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Student perceptions

Student Forums 2023: Exploring the Significance of Generative AI for Students

Recently, we organised five discussion forums for tertiary education students, on Generative AI. Our aim was to understand how students are currently using this technology and explore its potential impact on their learning experience. To ensure a broad range of perspectives, we conducted both online and face-to-face sessions, allowing students to engage and express their […]

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Advice and Guidance

Exploring the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence

We firmly believe that artificial intelligence can transform education for the better. But we are also aware that for AI to be a force for good, it must be used in a responsible way. The environmental impacts of AI are hence of paramount importance.  In this blog, we introduce some of the key issues around […]

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Advice and Guidance

A case study: Using machine learning to analyse Jisc’s Website Carbon Footprint

Forward Today we have a guest blog post from one of Jisc’s data science apprentices, Eleni Apostolopoulou.  It’s more technical than our usual posts, but we’ve seen a lot of interest in the detail of how exactly AI can be used with existing data to solve problems, so we thought it would good to share […]

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Advice and Guidance

Legacy post: A Maturity Model for AI in Tertiary Education

Legacy post: AI is a fast-moving technology and so we have now published an updated version of this model.  The post is now available just for those that need to reference older articles. Introduction One of the core aims for our Jisc AI Team is to help institutions along their journey to mature adoption of […]