University of Georgia
GA · AI Readiness #36 of 227
AIREDEX™ Score: 8.6 /10
Four new undergraduate AI certificates launched at UGA this year, alongside free Gemini and NotebookLM access, a premium ChatGPT Edu pilot, and founding membership in OpenAI's NextGenAI consortium.
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence, one of the oldest named AI institutes in the country, is led by Executive Director Prashant Doshi and draws faculty from 12 schools and colleges. The Leadership Council on AI, chaired by Vice Provost Jeanette Taylor, sets campus-wide AI governance and policy. UGA leads a $10M IES federal grant developing GenAI tools for K-12 science classrooms, and the Sapelo2 cluster gives students access to dozens of NVIDIA GPU nodes. Public flagship universities building at this pace tend to formalize a senior AI leadership title and a structured student AI internship program.
Pillar grades
- Commitment: B-
- Curriculum: A+
- Partnerships: B
- Research: A
A(I)ttitude™: progressive
Selected Highlights
- UGA Leadership Council on Artificial Intelligence is named, chaired by Vice Provost Jeanette Taylor, and produced the published Acceptable Use of AI policy approved March 5, 2025.
- Multiple layered institutional AI documents confirmed — Acceptable Use policy, CTL generative AI teaching guidance, AI Literacy for All framework, and Marketing/Communications AI content guidelines.
- Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI) is one of the oldest named AI institutes in the U.S., with 80+ affiliated faculty from 12 schools and colleges, led by named Executive Director Prashant Doshi.
- $800K student AI tool pilot announced at 2026 State of the University Address; $2.4M HPC GPU expansion (Sapelo2); $10M IES federal grant — all institution-specific and named.
- Google Gemini, NotebookLM, and Microsoft Copilot available to all students via institutional accounts; $800K premium ChatGPT Edu and Gemini Pro pilot launched Spring 2026 with campus-wide application process.