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When I said staff, thought of you as well.</div>
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We could create a Teams channel and start collecting AI artifacts, good (or bad) training opportunities, negotiations for AI services, etc.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">William R Baer, BASc (Systems Design)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Director IT - Arts Computing Office (ACO)</span></p>
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Bill.Baer @ uwaterloo.ca</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg
and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research,
learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our</i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(23, 43, 77); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 82, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i><u><a id="OWA6caaaedd-dbe4-a74e-78d5-020026edb102" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 82, 204); margin: 0px;" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="ContentPasted0 OWAAutoLink" target="_blank" href="https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives">_
Indigenous Initiatives Office_</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>.</i></span></p>
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<b>From:</b> Acostaff <acostaff-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Scott Paterson <scott.paterson@uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 17, 2025 1:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Generative AI slides</div>
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    As per Bill's request. Here are the slides from the Generative AI webinar a bit ago. Overall, it was a very high overview of what generative AI is and how it can be used.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Scott Paterson, B.Sc</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Information Technology Specialist</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Arts Computing Office, PAS-2081G</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">University of Waterloo</span></p>
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