To break down the accessibility barrier students may face with the makerspace, PACE and ECE’s Ghassan AlRegib are developing smart interfaces and strategies to ensure that students from all backgrounds, disciplines, and proficiency levels can effectively utilize the computing power.
“The intelligent system will serve as a tutor and facilitator,” said AlRegib, the John and Marilu McCarty Chair of Electrical Engineering. “It will be the lens through which students can tap into the world of AI, and it will empower them by removing any hurdle that stands in the way of them testing their ideas. It will also facilitate the integration of the AI Makerspace into existing classes.”
“Democratizing AI is not just about giving students access to a large pool of GPU resources,” said Didier Contis, executive director of academic technology, innovation, and research computing for the Office of Information Technology. “Deep collaboration with instructors is required to develop different solutions to empower students to use the resources easily without necessarily having to master specific aspects of AI or the underlying infrastructure.”
Beyond traditional computing applications, the hub is designed to be utilized in each of Georgia Tech’s six colleges, placing a unique emphasis on human-AI interaction. By doing so, it ensures that AI is viewed as a transformative force, encouraging innovation that extends beyond the confines of a single field.
Finally, and similar to how students use physical makerspaces on campus, Raychowdhury sees the AI Makerspace as a tool for students to create technology that prompts AI start-up companies.
“AI is increasingly interdisciplinary and an irreversibly important part of today’s workforce,” said Raychowdhury. “To meet the needs of tomorrow’s innovation, we need a diverse workforce proficient in utilizing AI across all levels.”
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