On July 13 and July 14, the University of Utah held AI professional development sessions for educators in K-12 and higher education to deepen their understanding on the topic of AI. Callie Reed, AI programs manager for the Office of Artificial Intelligence explained why the U is partnering with the state on AI awareness. Reed then narrowed in on the development sessions specifically. Pro-human initiativeParashar and Reed detailed how all of the AI development sessions held on campus align with the state’s Pro-Human Initiative. Reed brought up the university’s Responsible AI Initiative led by Parashar and Penny Atkins, director for research and science at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the U.