Generation AI

Breaking Down Vanderbilt’s AI Playbook

Episode Summary

In this special episode of Generation AI, listeners get an exclusive peek into Vanderbilt University’s ambitious and unconventional approach to integrating AI across campus. Hosted by Brian Piper on the AI for U podcast, this episode features Allen Karns, Chief AI and Technology Officer at Vanderbilt’s Center for Generative AI, who breaks down how Vanderbilt built Amplify—their open-source AI platform—for both administrative and academic use cases. This episode is a masterclass in institutional transformation, innovation culture, and practical AI implementation in higher education.

Episode Notes

In this special episode of Generation AI, listeners get an exclusive peek into Vanderbilt University’s ambitious and unconventional approach to integrating AI across campus through a recent episode of the AI for U podcast. 

AI for U host Brian Piper speaks with Allen Karns, Chief AI and Technology Officer at Vanderbilt’s Center for Generative AI, who breaks down how Vanderbilt built Amplify—their open-source AI platform—for both administrative and academic use cases. This episode is a masterclass in institutional transformation, innovation culture, and practical AI implementation in higher education.

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