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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Join<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-50\" style=\"background-color:#0d2b1a\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1560\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/2019-Digital-Arts-Lab-03-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/2019-Digital-Arts-Lab-03-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/2019-Digital-Arts-Lab-03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/2019-Digital-Arts-Lab-03-1024x624.jpg 1024w, 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Clarkson AI Institute<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.8\">The Clarkson AI Institute was established to help Clarkson University develop a visible, coordinated identity in applied artificial intelligence. It brings together faculty, staff, and students from across disciplines to experiment with AI tools, share knowledge, and build projects with real impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The institute operates across five domains: <strong>teaching, research, management, entrepreneurship, and behavioral science.<\/strong> It is designed to be practical and accessible \u2014 not just a research center, but a working resource for anyone at Clarkson who wants to use AI more effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding:2.5rem 3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Five Areas of Focus<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b7e6503 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"gap:1.5rem;padding-top:1.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f8f3;padding:1.25rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\">Teaching<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI-integrated courses, curriculum development, and learning tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/workbench\/teach\/\" style=\"color:inherit\">Explore Teaching &amp; Learning&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f8f3;padding:1.25rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\">Research<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty-led projects, data-driven studies, and interdisciplinary collaborations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/workbench\/\" style=\"color:inherit\">Explore Research &amp; Scholarship&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f8f3;padding:1.25rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\">Management<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI in institutional operations, decision-making, and administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/workbench\/\" style=\"color:inherit\">Explore on Workbench&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f8f3;padding:1.25rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\">Ventures<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student startups, lab tools, and external partnership opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/workbench\/\" style=\"color:inherit\">Explore on Workbench&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f8f3;padding:1.25rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\">Behavioral Science<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethics, human factors, and the societal impact of AI systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/workbench\/\" style=\"color:inherit\">Explore on Workbench&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-family:'Courier New',Courier,monospace;color:#8a6d00;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.13em;padding:2rem 0 1rem;opacity:0.82;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;Build-Future-WithAi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- CLARKSON-AI-INSTITUTE-PAGE-METADATA\n  page-class: brochure-side\n  governance: protected\n  change-requires: 70-percent-governor-vote-with-quorum\n  bylaws-reference: Article XII, Sections 2-3\n  founding-period-exception: Executive Director Stephen Casper holds full site authority until bylaws are ratified by the Board of Governors (Art. 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