ASU's approach to artificial intelligence is rooted in Principled Innovation , empowering you to use AI thoughtfully and responsibly.
We’re committed to providing the tools and support you need to harness AI’s potential while prioritizing ethical and inclusive practices in your teaching.
AI can enhance your teaching and enrich the student experience. This website shares knowledge and resources to help you bring AI into your classroom with confidence and purpose. Here, you’ll find best practices, case studies and workshops on incorporating AI tools in ways that foster academic integrity, engagement and inclusivity.
CreateAI Builder and ChatGPT EDU
ASU’s CreateAI Builder is a critical investment by the institution in principled, secure and scalable artificial intelligence. The platform enables faculty and staff to develop FERPA-compliant AI-powered projects that leverage extensive knowledge bases, assess bias using the Ethical AI Engine, and access robust data for evaluation and efficacy research. Data is securely maintained within the ASU infrastructure, ensuring both privacy and transparency.
As we further develop CreateAI Builder’s capabilities, ChatGPT EDU provides faculty and staff with access to a leading AI provider with robust capabilities in data analysis and research, all within a FERPA-compliant environment. As with CreateAI’s projects, faculty and staff can develop GPTs that students can interact with to advance teaching and learning goals.
We recommend that faculty and staff develop teaching and learning experiences in CreateAI Builder to maximize access to data on usage and engagement. Both CreateAI Builder and ChatGPT EDU are important supports for faculty and staff research, and faculty and staff should choose the platform that best aligns with their needs.
CreateAI Builder | ChatGPT EDU | |
|---|---|---|
Student access | On request | Yes |
LMS integration | Available Spring A/C | No |
Document uploads | Unlimited | 20 per project, 80 every 3 hours |
Knowledge base with RAG1 | Yes | No |
Access to multiple models2 | Yes (40+) | OpenAI (4) |
Evaluation via Ethical AI Engine3 | Yes | No |
Data availability for efficacy research4 | Yes | No |
Advanced data analysis and research (Deep Research) | No (but can do data analysis) | Yes (Link to more information) |
Access to agentic workflows5 | Yes (in alpha) | No |
Dashboard and usage analytics6 | Yes | No |
FERPA Compliance | Yes | Yes |
GPT/Project Creation | Yes, with prebuilt templates and multiuser collaboration | Ability to build and share GPTs across ASU accounts |
Notes
Allows the AI model to access your materials. CreateAI provides direct access to controls that fine-tune the use of knowledge bases and model outputs.
CreateAI provides access to multiple models, allowing users to select the optimal model for their project and use case. OpenAI includes access to its four models via its chat interface.
Ethical AI, built by ASU, screens outputs for bias, accuracy, and ethical integrity, including fairness and resistance to disinformation.
Data availability is a critical differentiator that provides visibility into both the data and the workflow, supporting research integrity.
Agentic workflows allow for a set of specialized functions to work together to solve complex problems with greater accuracy.
- Dashboards and analytics provide insight into the utilization of CreateAI.
ChatGPT EDU
Key points for faculty adoptions
Don’t merge personal accounts
- You are not required to join the ChatGPT EDU workspace.
- If you’ve used your @asu.edu email for a ChatGPT account that mixes personal and professional work, do not merge it.
If you choose to merge
- Only merge if your content is work-related and contains no HIPAA or restricted data.
- Chat history will transfer. You may need to log out and back in after setup.
- This merger is permanent. You will not be able to unmerge your chat history.
Need more features?
- You may request access to additional models and features by submitting a request through ServiceNow
Using GPTs with students
- GPTs created for class use require students to have a ChatGPT Edu account.
- Student participation is optional—they may choose not to create one. Use CreateAI builder instead.
Resources for teaching and learning
Generative AI has the potential to address some of the most complex challenges in education. As educators and students, we face a new frontier in which the distinction between content generated by AI and humans is rapidly blurring. The following resources can aid you as we navigate this new world of AI.
An ongoing resource
As generative AI conversations unfold, this website will be updated with resources for the ASU community. Our goal is to approach generative AI in a way that embraces its benefits while offering recommendations and guidelines on how to prevent its misuse.
If you have feedback about these resources or others you would like to see, please provide it here.
What is generative AI?
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content — such as text, images, videos, music, artwork and synthetic data — based on user input. By analyzing large datasets, these AI systems learn patterns and structures, enabling them to generate content similar in style and characteristics to the original material used in training. This process uses machine learning models, including complex neural networks, to produce results that reflect the characteristics of human-created content.
Examples of generative AI include popular tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E and StableDiffusion. Each application functions differently:
DALL-E and StableDiffusion
These text-to-image models use generative adversarial networks, or GANs, to create visual content based on prompts, evaluating generated images through dual systems (a generator and discriminator) to refine their outputs.
ChatGPT
This language model uses a transformer-based architecture to predict and generate coherent text responses based on the sequence of language input.
Join the Generative AI Teaching Conversations
The Office of the University Provost invites you to watch the Generative AI Teaching Conversation recordings linked below. In each 30-minute, podcast-style webinar, ASU expert panelists discussed an aspect of the use of generative AI in higher education with an audience Q&A
How can ASU foster a positive culture around using generative AI?
How can ASU foster a positive culture around incorporating generative AI into teaching, learning, research and creative activity? This will require an ongoing commitment to learning, collaboration and responsible use. How can we approach this technology with an open mind and a commitment to ethical use? How can we unlock its full potential and make new discoveries in a wide range of fields?
In what ways can generative AI impact academic integrity?
How do we cultivate a positive outlook on the potential learning advancements that generative AI can provide? By reframing the conversation from cheating to focusing on how AI is already used in education and how it can effectively improve learning, we can promote a more positive and productive dialogue about this technology in the education community.
In what ways can generative AI impact critical thinking, research and writing?
What are the effects of generative AI tools on critical thinking, research and writing? How can we approach these tools with caution and responsibility, and carefully consider their potential impact on research and writing outcomes?