Vanderbilt University announced the听availability听of听,听听补苍诲听听to听all听eligible听faculty,听students听and staff.听The offerings are the latest in a multi-tool strategy in which the Provost鈥檚 Office, VUIT and the College of Connected Computing鈥檚 new听听are collaborating to further integrate AI tools and training into university operations.听听听
鈥淎s generative AI becomes part of everyday academic and professional work, Vanderbilt is taking a deliberate, multi-tool approach鈥攅nsuring our community has access to the right technologies to support creativity, discovery, and impact across the university,鈥� Provost C. Cybele Raver听said.听鈥淭hrough partnerships with OpenAI and Google, and in close collaboration with our colleagues in the College of Connected Computing, we鈥檙e expanding secure, cutting-edge AI tools so faculty, students and staff can use AI thoughtfully and effectively in the wide range of work they do every day.鈥�听
The听new听offerings听are听available at no cost to faculty,听students听and staff with a听vanderbilt.edu听email address, and听they听join听a growing list of available tools.听The Office of Learning Innovation听is听providing听workshops, quick guides and an AI Faculty Toolkit to help everyone at the university maximize these tools. These supports are designed to foster innovative,听ethical听and secure AI use.听OLI, VUIT, University Libraries听and AGI Center will collaboratively听support听this initiative.听
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Generative听AI听adoption at听Vanderbilt听is widespread鈥攎ore听than听70听percent听of the campus community uses听these tools regularly.听To meet this demand,听Vanderbilt听consistently听expands听enterprise support for听a range of flexible and听equitable听AI solutions.听听
鈥淭hough Vanderbilt was an early leader in听generative AI,听we are only beginning to unlock the full potential of this technology on campus鈥� said听Jules White, senior advisor to the chancellor on generative AI in enterprise and education and professor of computer science. 鈥淲ith these new offerings, we鈥檙e听driving innovation through听a radically collaborative network of tools and resources that span everything from basic prompts to custom integrations that actively work alongside you.鈥澨�听
, a university-specific deployment of the world鈥檚 most popular LLM,听provides users with a听secure,听generalist platform for a wide range of听tasks.听Its听rollout is the result of months of collaboration between Vanderbilt鈥檚 Office of Learning Innovation, VUIT and OpenAI to design an implementation that allows enterprise access to ChatGPT鈥檚听familiar听desktop and mobile听interfaces听without听cost to the end user or听compromising the university鈥檚 stringent data security standards.听听
Amplify 2.0,听听by听the听,听represents听a major evolution听of Vanderbilt鈥檚 own secure generative AI tool.听Since its introduction in November 2024, Amplify has provided a slate of popular and customized LLM models to the community within a secure sandbox for sensitive research. The platform听fills听a听unique need for university researchers and has been adopted by more than 50 universities and institutions across the country.听听
听In addition to its menu of a dozen LLM models from Anthropic, OpenAI,听Nova听补苍诲听Mistral,听Amplify听2.0 introduces powerful, open-source tools for deep research, scholarship and customized applications, including:听听听听
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Amplify 2.0 is rolling out during January and February to everyone with an Amplify account, and users will be upgraded automatically.听
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,听a partnership between Coursera and the search giant, provides the Vanderbilt听community with Google-designed听certificates听and specializations in a range of AI-driven disciplines, including analytics, project management, UX design, cybersecurity, digital听marketing听and IT support. Grow with Google听will increase AI literacy on campus and听expand on Vanderbilt鈥檚 wildly popular听, which boasts over 10 million enrollments to date.听
鈥淰anderbilt鈥檚 partnership with Coursera has fueled generative AI use on campus and introduced the Vanderbilt brand to millions of people worldwide,鈥� said Mallika听Vinekar, assistant听provost听and executive director of the Office of Learning Innovation. 鈥淕row with Google builds on this partnership to听power听targeted听workforce training in a range of competitive fields, and I鈥檓 excited to share these certifications and specializations with听our听community.鈥�听
These tools and resources follow last year鈥檚 campus-wide implementation of Microsoft Copilot, an integrated assistant that streamlines,听edits听and enhances everyday work within the Microsoft 365 suite of applications.听听
While these GenAI tools are available听to the entire campus, many specialized tools and resources are also available to select groups within听the听community. VUIT has curated a听听of all available, campus-supported AI tools to inform the community on the strengths,听weaknesses听and best practices for each.听And听Vanderbilt鈥檚 Office of Learning Innovation is hosting a series of trainings and workshops to support generative AI in the Spring 2026 semester.听听
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