University at Buffalo (UB)
Advancing Responsible AI in Practice
Connecting ub's people, expertise, Opportunities and Tools to realize AI for good.
The AI Innovation Exchange aims to bring together UB faculty, staff, researchers and leaders to turn artificial intelligence opportunities into meaningful, real-world solutions. More than a library of tools, the Exchange will be a collaborative hub for exploring AI-enabled workflows, developing digital agents and data-driven solutions, and supporting projects that improve how UB works, conducts research, teaches and learns.
Grounded in responsible innovation, the AI Innovation Exchange also helps establish shared guidance for ethical, secure and effective AI adoption across the university—so the UB community can experiment with confidence and create impact together.
Explore the AI Innovation Exchange
Discover an ever-expanding directory of AI tools, continuously updated to support the latest in academic research, teaching and learning.
***Please contact your department lead and/or UBIT to request the use of a tool and determine use restrictions.
AI Guidance for Syllabi and Assignments
Clear generative AI guidance supports student success. Faculty are encouraged to include a syllabus statement outlining expectations and permitted tools.
BullsAI Chat
A conversational interface that compares multiple AI model responses side by side and works with text, images and documents.
BullsAI Compute
Supports GPU-accelerated workloads, including specialized AI models, fine-tuning, training, and other research or development projects.
Ask your administrator.
BullsAI Models
Gives developers API access to UB-hosted models for scripts, apps and integrations.
Requires invite.
ChatGPT
OpenAI's conversational AI assistant for writing, coding, analysis, and general question-answering.
Access coordinated via UBIT SWRT.
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant focused on safety, nuanced reasoning, writing, and complex analysis.
Access coordinated via UBIT SWRT.
Concur
This tool automatically creates expense entries from a receipt image, verifies and evaluates the expense data, and validates typical audit rules.
Gemini Notebook
Google's AI research assistant that analyzes and answers questions from your own uploaded documents.
Access coordinated via UBIT SWRT.
GitHub Copilot
AI coding assistant by GitHub and OpenAI that auto-completes code and suggests functions in your IDE.
Access coordinated via UBIT.
Google Gemini Enterprise
Google's multimodal AI assistant for text, image, code, and reasoning tasks across Google products.
Access coordinated via UBIT SWRT.
Ivy & Ocelot - Virtual Vic
24/7, AI-powered virtual assistant supports students with answers in real time across chat, text, email and social.
Cloud hosted.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant powered by GPT-4, integrated across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365.
Access coordinated via UBIT.
Microsoft Teams Premium
Enhances standard Teams with AI-powered productivity tools, advanced security and meeting customization including Intelligent Recap and live translation.
Access coordinated via UBIT.
ShopBlue e-Procurement System
Enterprise-wide system (Jaggaer AI) for procurement of all goods and services.
SUNY + Google AI Platform
A partnership to empower students, faculty and staff with the latest AI learning technologies to thrive in an AI-integrated world.
Synthesia
All-in-one AI Video platform creates studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in more than 160+ languages quickly and efficiently.
Access coordinated via UBIT SWRT.
Team Dynamix
A workflow automation platform that reduces manual tasks to streamline information technology service management and expedite service delivery.
Cloud hosted.
Using Generative AI Technology at UB
This document aims to provide an overview of considerations, best practices, and ethical guidelines for using Gen AI tools at the University at Buffalo.
Zoom AI Companion
A generative AI assistant that summarizes meetings, updates missed chat threads, drafts messages and generates whiteboard content.
Access coordinated via UBIT.
The AI Innovation Exchange will continue to grow as new tools, guidance, partnerships and opportunities become available. Participants can discover available resources, share promising practices, connect with peers and experts, and build the skills needed to move beyond basic chatbot use. Check back often for updated resources, emerging practices and new ways to connect, learn and apply AI across UB.
The Office of AI Innovation and Integration is dedicated to providing support designed to match UB’s researcher community and project opportunities focused on addressing both novel policy-relevant and specific challenges broadly focused on responsible AI adoption.
Office of AI Innovation and Integration
The Office of AI Innovation and Integration was established within the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development (ORIED) to serve as a single point of contact to connect people and ideas, help guide projects from concept to implementation and ensure responsible use of AI through best practices aligned with university goals. Visit the website here.