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The Center for Applied AI (C4AI) was formed to help organizations and individuals meet the challenge of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and related exponential technologies to complex, real world problems and use cases.C4AI believes that AI will be the most transformative technology in human history, and as a result there are many complex issues to address: mission and business opportunities and impacts, governance, ethics, security, privacy and public policy.

OUR SERVICES

Applied AI Lab

Applied AI/ML research and use case testing; AI/ML managed services for clients and partners


AI Strategy Sessions

Expert-guided AI strategy sessions tailored to drive innovation and growth

Consulting Services

Strategic consulting solutions tailored to your unique needs


AI Bootcamps

Immersive bootcamps designed to empower you with practical skills


COURSE OFFERINGS

Federal Government-Focused Courses
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Government
AI and Public Engagement: Enhancing Citizen Participation
AI for Accessibility: Designing Inclusive Services
AI for Crisis Management and Disaster Response
AI for HR: Identifying and Attracting AI Talent in Government
AI for Policy Development and Decision Making
AI for Social Good: Leveraging Technology for Positive Impact
Bias and Fairness in Government AI
The Future of Work and AI in Government
AI Talent Retention and Growth in Government
Building AI Skills for the Non-Technical Government Workforce
Data Science Fundamentals for AI in Public Service
Machine Learning for Government Applications
Collaborating with the Private Sector on AI Innovations
Communicating AI to the Public: Building Trust and Understanding
Natural Language Processing for Citizen Engagement
Executive Leadership in AI for Government
Modern CIO

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AI EVENTS & COURSES

Dive into the future of AI with our upcoming events! Join industry leaders and experts as they unveil the latest breakthroughs and innovations. Connect, learn, and be inspired. Don’t miss out!

DateEventLocationType
October 24
12-1PM EST
Responsible AI and AI Risk Management FrameworksLive OnlineLunch & Learn
November 21
12-1PM EST
Taming AI: Managing Unexpected Model BehaviorLive OnlineLunch & Learn
December 12
12-1PM EST
Security Risk in AI/MLLive OnlineLunch & Learn

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October

24

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

AI Risk Management Frameworks

Numerous Responsible AI (RAI) and AI risk management frameworks have been developed, and the number is growing rapidly. Variations among these frameworks can be significant. This has led to some confusion and hesitance among organizations wanting to implement RAI programs to ensure the safe and ethical development, deployment, and use of AI systems. Join us as we discuss C4AI’s effort to build a definitive database of publicly available frameworks, risk repositories, incident databases, and related resources.Speakers: Ed Melick

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December

12

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Security Risk in AI/ML

In Security Risk in AI/ML, participants will learn about the attacks that can be made against AI models and how to defend against those attacks. Designed for a general audience, this presentation will teach participants how to incorporate AI security risk into their organizational strategy and AI development workflows.Speaker: Randy Abernethy

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November

21

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Taming AI: Managing Unexpected Model Behavior

Join us as we dive deep into AI model drift, where unexpected behavior is guaranteed. Inspired by the ranger service’s prevention and preparedness mentality, we will discuss the challenges of maintaining robust AI systems. Learn to scrutinize models effectively, preventing them from spiraling out of control and enhancing their long-term success.Speaker: Shane Emmons

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August

8

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Rethinking our relationship with Writing in the AI-era

Our relationship with writing was irrevocably changed in November ‘22 with the release of ChatGPT. This seismic shift has been touted as the “death of the college essay,” a clarion call to change all assessments, distrust all writing for the classroom, and revert to centuries-old assessment methods (vivas, bluebooks, etc.). Long-time practitioners in online education recognized this shift coming–not from Generative AI, but from contract cheating and essay mills–in this session, I'll want to share a rosier view of the future of writing and our relationship to it.
Writing (noun) is dead—long live writing (verb).
Speaker: Joseph Thibault

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March

21

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Google Gemini Advanced: Highlighted Features and Integration with Google Apps

Introducing Google latest LLM and Chatbot, Gemini Advanced: During a productive 30-minute lunch break, you’ll experience the power of Google's cutting-edge AI. Discover enhanced text generation, image understanding, and seamless integration with Google Apps including Maps, Gmail, and Drive.Speaker: Liam Echlin

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March

28

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Generative AI and Writing Software Code

AI is software. So why not turn around and use AI to write more software? Liam Echlin will provide a survey of some of the top Code AI tools along with a live demo as to how AI can be leveraged into writing computer code faster and more accurately.Speaker: Liam Echlin

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April

4

12-1pm (EST)
Live Online

COST: FREE

Ethics & AI

How do we ensure the ethical/moral development and use of artificial intelligence? And whose ethics and morality do we use to guide us? Join Ed Melick, Business Development Director at the Center for Applied AI and a Contributing Fellow at AI and Faith, as he looks at some of the most serious challenges posed by AI including misinformation/disinformation, harmful biases, and AI and warfare.Speaker: Ed Melick

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CONSULTING SERVICES

The Center for Applied AI offers AI consulting services in the following areas:

  • Prompt Engineering

  • Business Process and Use Case Opportunity Analysis

  • Utilization of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4, Llama2, Gemini Ultra, and others

  • Utilization of AI Assistants such as Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini Advanced, and other tools

  • Text, Image, Video and Audio Analysis, Intelligence and Generation

  • Open Source Language Models and Direct Preference Optimization (DPO)

  • AI Governance, Management, Security, Privacy and Ethics

  • Management Strategies and KPI Development focused on AI

  • AI-driven Software, Model and App Development

The Center is currently recruiting AI and Machine Learning Consultants to work on either a part time or full-time basis. Contact Us for more information about becoming a Center Consultant.

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AI STRATEGY SESSIONS

The Center for Applied AI, in partnership with the Center for Leadership and Innovation (CLI), plans, designs and facilitates AI Strategy Sessions and Events which can enable systems to explore the potential impact of AI on organizational strategy and performance or conduct deep dive explorations of specific use cases representing high impact opportunities for organizational performance.Sessions are typically either half day or full day, with many organizations choosing to run weekly or monthly micro-retreat type sessions to accelerate their AI strategies over time.Strategy sessions can include anywhere from 10 to upwards of 150+ participants at any organizational level or role: executives, managers, analysts, or developers.To inquire about running an AI Strategy Session for your Organization, complete the form below.

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AI BOOTCAMPS

The Center for Applied AI conducts three-to-five-day immersive bootcamps with teams from corporations or government organizations. The goal of the bootcamp is to conclude with a tangible result offering high organizational impact: a business case with supporting analysis; a deployment strategy; an AI reengineered business process; a ready to deploy model, tool, or workflow.For more information on our AI Bootcamps, complete the form below.

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APPLIED AI LAB

C4AI's Applied AI Lab proactively conducts applied research, explores AI use cases and challenges with AI adoption, evaluates best practices, and tests leading and emerging technology platforms and lifecycle/policy frameworks across the AI / Machine Learning (AI/ML) landscape.The Applied AI Lab is led by experienced AI Engineers, Product Managers, Research Faculty, Senior Research Scientists from industry and government, Technology Partners such as NVIDIA and Microsoft, and AI/ML graduate students from UMBC & other top research universities.The Lab is available to UMBC Training Centers' clients and partners to participate in active collaboration, or to support and accelerate projects focused on testing and deploying AI/ML use cases, solutions and workflows.Services offered by the Applied AI Lab include:• Consulting (on site or remote)
• Project-based, objective-driven AI/ML development and testing
• Managed AI/ML Services (i.e. provisioned monthly access to Lab staff & resources)
• Collaboration on research and evaluating AI tools and services
• Customized AI/ML Training (synchronous and asynchronous)

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