Learn with AI
As the field of artificial intelligence evolves, Duke invites you to engage creatively, think critically, and shape the future of AI.
Can I use AI on my Coursework?
The answer is: it depends! Per the Duke Community Standard, the unauthorized use of generative AI is considered academic misconduct. However, your instructor may permit or at times ask you to use generative AI in certain circumstances and assignments. In general, you should never use AI tools as a way to avoid learning – only to enhance it. You have come to Duke to learn – don’t outsource that experience to a robot.
What learning opportunities does Duke offer for me to develop my AI skills?
Just the Basics
If you are just getting started, check out Introduction to Generative AI, a beginner-level Coursera course that provides a friendly introduction to prepare learners for further exploration of this rapidly evolving technology – no prior knowledge of generative AI needed!
Diving Deeper
If you’re ready to advance your knowledge and maybe even work on an AI-powered project of your own, connect with the Innovation Co-Lab. The Co-Lab provides learning opportunities, open studios, equipment resources, and mentorship to the Duke Community in support of teaching, learning, and researching with technology – including artificial intelligence. Students are invited to attend one of their many AI-focused Roots workshops or stop by their office hours to get help understanding a concept or discuss a personal development project.
Interested in more self-directed learning opportunities? Coursera for Duke gives you free access to over 4,000 courses and specializations from Duke and universities from around the world. Two intermediate courses available from Duke include Explainable AI (XAI) and Introduction to Machine Learning.
Make it Official
Want to earn a degree in AI? Computer science majors can pursue a concentration in AI and machine learning.
The Duke AI Suite
Through a pilot with OpenAI, Duke University provides a prepaid license for ChatGPT to all undergraduate students, as well as faculty, staff and graduate and professional students from participating academic units. Other members of the university community may purchase the license at a significantly discounted rate. Duke students also have access to Microsoft Copilot at no cost, and Duke-managed tools, which are DukeGPT, MyGPT Builder, and AI Gateway for developers.
Duke’s AI suite is designed to make AI more accessible, secure, and practical for students, staff, and researchers. Visit the Office of Information Technology’s website to learn more or check out recordings of workshops on using the new tools.
Recommendations By & For Students
Generative AI can be a powerful tool for learners, supporting tasks like brainstorming, clarifying concepts, and organizing ideas. However, it is essential to use AI thoughtfully, recognizing its limitations and ensuring it enhances rather than replaces critical thinking. We asked some Duke students – representatives from Duke Student Government and CARADITE Undergraduate Research Assistants – to craft some practical strategies for integrating AI responsibly into their peers’ academic, co-curricular, and daily activities, complementing any policies set by their instructors.
AI Toolkit: Using AI as a Thought Partner to Support Learning
When used thoughtfully, AI can be a thought partner to support your learning.Duke’s Academic Resource Center has created an AI Toolkit designed to help you navigate how to use AI in your learning process by taking a brain-first approach – use AI to extend your thinking, not shortcut it. The toolkit includes prompt templates, ways to use AI for organizing and planning, and tips and examples for how to use AI throughout your study and learning process.
AI-Focused Code+ Projects
Code+ is a 10-week co-curricular summer program that provides Duke undergraduates with a unique opportunity to develop a software product or solution in a team-based environment led by IT professionals.
Creating a Chatbot for Duke OIT
Learn how Duke student and 2023 Code+ program participant Jonathan Reyes and his team trained a chatbot using Duke-specific information.
Empowering Researchers to Forge New Connections
Ally Doss (class of ’26) discusses how her Code+ 2024 project finds similarities between researchers that could help them identify new collaborators.
Matching Students with their Ideal Courses
A team of Code+ 2024 students from Duke, NCSU, and Davidson College leveraged AI-based semantic search and retrieval augmented generation to develop a tool for students to more easily identify courses that match their interests and career aspirations.
