Michelle Trim, senior lecturer II in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (MCICS), will support the campus’ efforts to adopt the responsible use of artificial intelligence tools through developing training materials and public website content that outlines the campus’ policies, recommendations, and best practices on use of artificial intelligence and similar tools. In collaboration with campus governance, additional work involves consideration of what recommendations by the Joint Task Force on Generative Artificial Intelligence need to be translated into policies or to be studied further. Trim will be working with Tilman Wolf, senior vice provost and deputy chancellor for operational and organizational strategies.
Trim teaches courses in informatics and on the social impacts and ethical considerations of computing, and she directs the junior year writing program within MCICS. She was among the first class of Teaching for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (TIDE) fellows in 2016 and of the Public Interest Technology (PIT) fellows of 2022, was awarded the College Outstanding Teaching Award in 2019-2020, and the Faculty Peer Mentoring Award in 2021. Her scholarship focuses on the impacts of computers on society and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching data literacy. She is the current chair of the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (ACM SIGCAS).
Trim says, “As a Chancellor’s Leadership Fellow, I look forward to engaging diverse audiences in learning about A.I. technologies and their responsible use, while building on the existing best practices for interdisciplinary collaboration and shared governance that are well established on our campus. My hope is to use my knowledge and training to equip the members of our community to approach A.I. tools thoughtfully and deliberately, and with consideration for the potential impacts of their use.”