Anadolu University’s AI centre will evaluate education models and their risks
A new regulation gives Anadolu University’s AI centre responsibilities for evaluating models, studying generative AI in higher education and developing privacy and ethics guidance. The Turkish university will also work on personalised learning and copyright in generated content. The regulation took effect on publication and defines how the centre will be governed, with a director appointed for three years.
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The centre will assess models used in education
The Turkish university Anadolu University received a defined remit for its Artificial Intelligence Application and Research Centre under a regulation published on 11 October. The centre will investigate the development, use and evaluation of AI-supported learning systems, including personalised learning models and human-computer interfaces. Its responsibilities also include examining opportunities and risks from generative AI in higher education. Cooperation with academic units is intended to support associate, undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programmes, alongside work helping teachers and students use AI effectively.[1], [2]
Privacy and copyright enter the research remit
The regulation provides for guidance on AI ethics, data privacy and trustworthy AI. The centre will evaluate institutions’ models for performance, accuracy, generalizability, reliability, ethical compliance and risk. These assessments cover machine learning, deep learning and generative AI. The remit therefore specifies several aspects of a model’s operation and use rather than a single accuracy measure. The centre is also to study copyright in generated content in cooperation with the university’s relevant units.[1], [2]
Work producing, editing, transforming or publishing text, images, audio and video must comply with ethical rules, university ethics-board decisions and personal-data legislation. Learning-data warehouse activities involving different databases are also assigned within the applicable legislation. The centre is expected to undertake theoretical and applied research, support scientific publications and participate in projects in Turkey and abroad. Public institutions and private organisations are named as partners for developing applications and sharing resulting knowledge nationally and internationally.[1], [2]
The rector will appoint a director for three years
The regulation entered into force on publication and is implemented by the university’s rector. It sets out the centre’s purpose, activities and governing bodies. The director will be appointed for three years, with up to two deputies. A five-member management board and an advisory board of up to seven members are provided for. The director will prepare an annual activity report and the following year’s work programme. The management board will approve them and submit a proposed budget to the rector. Experts from public bodies, private organisations and civil society may serve on the advisory board.[1], [2]
