UNC-Chapel Hill Appoints Saif Khairat as First Chief AI Officer and Vice Provost for AI

UNC-Chapel Hill has appointed Saif Khairat, a Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing, as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and vice provost for AI, effective immediately. Khairat will lead the university's strategy for AI, bolstering and connecting existing AI work across the institution with a focus on 'AI for Public Good.' This significant appointment highlights the growing importance of artificial intelligence in higher education and its integration into teaching, learning, discovery, and public service.