This is a list of AI resources and guidance geared towards the YSOA community
Chatbots and LLMs
Minerva is an AI-based support tool that is designed to enhance Advanced Technology support for our students by providing a conversational interface with rich, detailed information about the resources the school provides.
Vulcan is a user-friendly AI teaching and research companion, featuring an intuitive interface that allows users to easily customize context data.
With Vulcan, you have the power to easily adapt the tool according to your needs, making it a great resource for your academic endeavors.
Clarity features an AI chatbot that offers much of the same functionality as other popular general-purpose generative AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot with data protection, with fewer restrictions and greater protection of the university’s valuable data.
Local LLMs
Students have the ability to run open source LLMs at their workstations or in our Advanced Computer Lab.
Image Generation
Students have the ability to run open source image generation models such as Stable Diffusion and Flux utilizing interfaces like ComfyUI at their workstations or in our Advanced Computer Lab.
Adobe Firefly is available as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite.
Vulcan instances include image generation capabilities from OpenAI’s current model.