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The Division of Information Technology’s AI site will help the UMBC community with information on using artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), to support UMBC’s Administrative, Instructional, and Research efforts. This site has been created to help employees advance their use of GenAI.

We recommend that our UMBC community begin by visiting GenAI Tools, a page that highlights free resources and provides guidance on using GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff seeking support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time, improve the quality of their work, and increase productivity. We showcase tools that DoIT provides to support these objectives.

We have launched myUMBC Answers, an AI-supported search bar. We are seeking partners to expand this tool. The key to leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as annual FAQs or handbooks.

Faculty, are encouraged to explore Instructional AI and Research AI. The UMBC Center for AI in the College of Engineering is an excellent resource for AI-related research and innovation.  Stay informed by following the center’s social media channels on LinkedIn, BlueskyX, and Facebook.

Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. If you have news to share with the UMBC AI community or suggestions or comments on the site, please send them to umbc-ai@cs.umbc.edu.

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Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine & Setup New Privacy Program

Retrieved from THN - By: Mohit Kumar

The FTC confirmed that Facebook agreed to pay the imposed $5 Billion fine and enforce a 20 year long privacy framework as a result of user privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 3:01 PM

AT&T Fails to Have $224M SIM-Swap Attack Lawsuit Dismissed

Retrieved from ZDNet Security - By: Charlie Osborne

Michael Terpin is suing AT&T for a hacking incident involving his cellphone where he lost millions in cryptocurrency. AT&T appealed to get the lawsuit thrown out of court to which a Los...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 8:49 AM

Equifax to Pay $575m in Data Breach Settlement

Retrieved from InfoSecurity - By: Kacy Zurkus

Equifax settles with the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pay $575million for damages following the 2017 data breach. Read more...

Posted: July 23, 2019, 3:39 PM

Over 60 US Colleges Compromised by ERP Exploit

Retrieved from InfoSecurity - By: Phil Muncaster

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular ERP software that compromised over 60 colleges and universities. Read more here:...

Posted: July 22, 2019, 8:43 AM

Slack Initiates Mass Password Reset After Data Breach

Retrieved from ThreatPost - By: Tara Seals

Slack is currently sending password reset emails to tens of thousands of users after new information about a 2015 data breach (which revealed more victims) has come to light. Read more here:...

Posted: July 19, 2019, 8:44 AM