University Senate discusses new IT model, AI concerns and NFL draft plans

By Luke Clister, Staff Writer • April 17, 2026

The University Senate discussed campus logistics for the NFL draft, artificial intelligence and adopting a subscription-based network system and during the Faculty Assembly meeting on April 16.

Opinion | AI should replace monotony, not humans

By Stepan Kopeykin, Senior Staff Columnist • March 24, 2026

Staff writer Stepan Kopeykin talks about the cognitive implications of artificial intelligence.

Growing use of AI raises questions about racial bias 

By Jamese Platt, Senior Staff Writer • February 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent, leading educators and researchers to raise concerns about how this new phenomenon could affect people of color.

AI platform Claude for Education launches for Pitt community members

By Brynn Hanna, Senior Staff Writer  • February 6, 2026

Pitt is officially setting a national precedent for artificial intelligence in higher education through a new partnership that offers a University-tailored, specialized AI assistant to students and staff.

What exactly are data centers?

By Brynn Hanna, Staff Writer  • January 13, 2026

In the wake of rapid data center growth across the state, Pitt professors explain these invisible backbones of the internet.

Pitt-AWS deal to integrate AI into University academics stirs debate among professors

By Naomi Weiss, Senior Staff Writer • November 4, 2025

On Oct. 22, Pitt announced its new partnership with Amazon Web Services and Anthropic to create an "AI-enabled Campus of the Future."

Pitt’s “Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI and Tech” global summit kicks off

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer • October 20, 2025

Pitt kicked off its first-of-a-kind global summit, “Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI and Tech,” on Monday, Oct. 20, a day after the annual Global Federation of Competitiveness Council conference on Sunday, Oct. 19.

Students and faculty discuss concerns of AI in the classroom 

By Taylor Skibitsky, Staff Writer • September 23, 2025

Over the past year, the use of AI has drastically changed classroom landscapes at Pitt. As the new academic semester begins, students and professors at Pitt are facing the popularity of AI in academics.

Editorial | The GPT-4 Studio Ghibli trend again reveals a horrible misappreciation for human-made art

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 31, 2025

Ignoring the potential violations and oversteps of copyright law, the ability to immediately generate images in an artist’s specific style completely waters down the messaging and intentions of their work.

Opinion | AI is still terrible, even if it’s getting more impressive

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • January 14, 2025

When the day comes that even the staunchest AI critics can’t immediately distinguish a generated piece from a real one, it will be important to remember the real reason that artificial intelligence still deserves no place in the artistic community.