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UC Irvine Embraces AI with Launch of ZotGPT for Students
On April 30, UC Irvine announced the launch of ZotGPT Chat for students. Custom-made to support UC Irvine’s emerging generative AI needs, ZotGPT is UCI’s answer to the data privacy and governance concerns regarding third-party AI services, while still offering users the capabilities found in the latest GPT large-language models.
Amazon One Pilot Begins for Students in Brandywine Commons
Amazon One Pilot begins to try out palm scanning in Brandywine Commons in place of using a physical card or mobile device to access meals.
Campuswide Data-Literacy Initiatives Launch
UCI has launched Compass MAPSS and DataGPS aimed at fostering a campuswide data culture.
Innovation in Action: UCI’s Work Reimagined 2.0 Pitch Competition Crowns Winner
The Spring Forward campaign challenged the UCI campus to submit their time-saving ideas, and throughout the course of the campaign, 108 ideas were submitted. The Campaign Finale provided a platform for the top three finalists to present their solutions in an exciting, Shark Tank-inspired competition. The afternoon saw presentations filled with ingenuity, creativity, and a shared goal of making UCI more efficient.
PhishAlarm: A New Tool for Reporting Suspicious Emails
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, the Office for Information Technology (OIT) deployed the Proofpoint PhishAlarm plugin for all faculty, staff and students who access their M365 and Gmail mailboxes through specific email clients.
ZotGPT For Students
All UCI students now have access to ZotGPT Chat, UCI’s homegrown and customized generative AI tool.
Retiring login.uci.edu
On May 1, 2024, at 7:30 AM, the URL login.uci.edu will direct people to a new landing page. This change is part of our ongoing efforts to complete the decommissioning of WebAuth. The new landing page will help inform people that an existing bookmark to WebAuth needs to be updated.
Canva For Campus
Canva is a graphic design platform that allows you to create a variety of visual content such as presentations, posters, documents, and other types of social media graphics.