University of California Los Angeles
CA · AI Readiness #49 of 227
AIREDEX™ Score: 8.3 /10
UCLA's Chris Mattmann holds the first Chief Digital and AI Officer title in the UC system, and the school has deployed 4 AI tools campus-wide to every student, along with cross-disciplinary AI hubs spanning engineering, humanities, medicine, and law.
UCLA was the first UC campus to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise and has since added Gemini, NotebookLM, and Microsoft Copilot -- all available to every student and employee. Dr. Chris Mattmann holds the first CDAIO title in the UC system, supported by multiple governance bodies and published AI policy documents. Cross-disciplinary AI hubs span engineering, humanities, medicine, and law. UCLA has no standalone undergraduate AI degree or minor, as other UC campuses have already launched or are in the process of launching.
Pillar grades
- Commitment: A
- Curriculum: A-
- Partnerships: A+
- Research: A+
A(I)ttitude™: progressive
Selected Highlights
- Dr. Chris Mattmann holds the Inaugural Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) title at UCLA — a primary, university-wide AI executive role, first in the UC system.
- Advisory Committee on AI in Teaching and Learning established spring 2025 with named co-chairs (Mattmann and Saichaie), cross-campus membership, and public web presence; separate AI Committee under Executive IT Governance Board also documented.
- Multiple institutional AI documents published by UCLA DTS: Guiding Principles for Responsible Use, AI Use & Policy Guide, and AI Innovation Initiative — covering goals, governance, ethics, and named programs.
- DataX initiative backed by a named $10M three-year commitment; Amazon Science Hub provides $1M/year renewable; total documented AI-related commitments reach $11M+.
- Multiple named cross-disciplinary AI hubs: Science Hub for Humanity and AI (Engineering + Amazon), DataX (cross-campus, data justice focus), NNAI (humanities + medicine + social sciences), and Institute for Technology, Law & Policy (Engineering + Law).