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Amarda Shehu
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The CAIO Connect Podcast (Chief AI Officer Connect Podcast)
#47 Dr. Amarda Shehu: Humanity First — How AI is Transforming Higher Education | CAIO Connect Podcast
In this episode of CAIO Connect, host Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Amarda Shehu, the inaugural Vice President and Chief AI Officer at George Mason University. Dr. Shehu’s story is one of resilience, intellect, and vision — from studying geometry by candlelight in Albania to leading one of America’s most comprehensive university-wide AI transformation strategies. She discusses the democratization of knowledge, AI literacy, and why "Humanity First" should be the guiding principle for AI leadership. 5 Key Takeaways 🔹 AI for All: How George Mason University is redefining AI education through acc...
2025-11-11
35 min
For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast
Artificial Intelligence in the Registrar’s Office
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic everywhere these days. What is it, what are its promises, and what are its current limitations in terms of applicability to the work we do in a registrar’s office. You’ll hear from the Chief AI Officer at George Mason University about the promises and challenges of AI, and from a privacy and information law attorney about some of the considerations we should be making as we pursue any new technology, but AI especially. Note to listeners: edit implemented on 3/12/25 to remove a small audio gap...
2025-03-11
51 min
Access to Excellence Podcast
Navigating AI’s risks and rewards
In 2024, artificial intelligence dominated conversations across the globe from copyright lawsuits against AI art generators to developing legislation for artificial intelligence regulation. On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington and George Mason’s inaugural vice president and chief AI officer Amarda Shehu discuss the research possibilities of AI and the role of higher education in AI training and development.
2025-01-21
50 min
With Good Reason
Real Robots, Real Life
There’s a new robot in town. Nathan Sprague and the JMU X-Lab faculty are in their fifth year of retrofitting a golf cart. The automated machine will ideally transport seniors around senior citizen communities. And: What’s real? A documentarian used AI to generate the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s voice in a documentary. William Little says the controversy illuminates our celebrity worship. Later in the show: Technology is only as good as the minds that make it. Daphne Yao is improving medical data bias by simply introducing data of more marginalized people. Plus: Google’s “Alpha Fold 2” allows scien...
2022-12-08
52 min
With Good Reason
Real Robots, Real Life
There’s a new robot in town. Nathan Sprague and the JMU X-Lab faculty are in their fifth year of retrofitting a golf cart. The automated machine will ideally transport seniors around senior citizen communities. And: What’s real? A documentarian used AI to generate the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s voice in a documentary. William Little says the controversy illuminates our celebrity worship. Later in the show: Technology is only as good as the minds that make it. Daphne Yao is improving medical data bias by simply introducing data of more marginalized people. Plus: Google’s “Alpha Fold 2” allows scien...
2022-12-08
52 min