Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Copilot provides access to advanced generative AI with text, voice, and image capabilities and is available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff. Copilot can be accessed from any web browser and newer versions of Windows 11.

Learn how to get started with Microsoft Copilot at SDSU.

SDSU's Microsoft licensing includes Copilot commercial data protection. Commercial data protection ensures user and organizational data are protected.

To learn more, visit the Microsoft Copilot page on ServiceNow.

Google Gemini is a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) assistant that uses machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to provide humanlike responses to text, image, and audio prompts. It can perform various tasks, including answering questions, summarizing text, writing code, translating, and creating images.

Google Gemini can also help with productivity and creativity, such as brainstorming, learning, and finding information. SDSU’s Google Gemini licensing includes added data protection.

• ServiceNow Knowledge Base: Google Gemini at SDSU Overview. (Note, you must be logged into ServiceNow to access the page.)
• Google Gemini Apps Support Page
• Google Blog: How we're protecting your Google Workspace data in the era of generative AI

Adobe Firefly is available to SDSU through its Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. Firefly provides generative AI features across Adobe's creative apps. With the Adobe Firefly web app, you can create AI-generated images based on your own prompts.

SDSU’s Academic Applications of AI Micro-Credential prepares you to apply generative AI technology efficiently, effectively, and ethically to level up learning in the classes you teach.

All SDSU students, faculty, and staff are eligible to self-enroll in the Academic Applications of AI Micro-credential course.

• SDSU Students - AAAI Course Self-Enrollment
• SDSU Faculty & Staff - AAAI Course Self-Enrollment

We are excited to introduce the California State University (CSU)-wide Academic Applications of AI (AAAI) Faculty Micro-Credential.

• CSU Faculty & Staff - AAAI Course Self-Enrollment
• CSU Students - AAAI Course Enrollment - Coming Soon!

The Academic Applications of AI (AAAI), an ongoing effort of the IT Division and its campus partners to empower faculty and students to leverage AI in education and research creatively and responsibly.

In adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, SDSU employees should follow important considerations related to information security, data and personal privacy, compliance, copyright and protecting proprietary information, and accuracy and academic integrity. 

• Generative AI at San Francisco State University
• CSU Fresno AI Task Force
• San Jose State University AI Vision Statement
• Generative AI at UC Irvine