A new round of July events will give the Clemson community opportunities to explore artificial intelligence in teaching, research and everyday work. From virtual AI Office Hours with Clemson experts to Clemson Libraries workshops on locating reliable information and CCIT Research Computing and Data sessions focused on agents and AI coding workflows, these offerings are designed to support responsible AI use, strengthen understanding and connect the University community with helpful resources and guidance. For those looking for additional on-demand learning, recordings of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 101 and 201 sessions are now also available.
AI Office Hours provide an informal space for faculty, staff and students to ask practical questions about using artificial intelligence in teaching, research and daily work.
This month’s drop-in virtual session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. Register online.
The event will feature a panel of Clemson AI experts from the following areas who can answer specific questions in real time:
Rather than focusing only on one AI tool, these office hours are designed to address questions about all AI tools and use cases. Topics may include teaching and learning, academic integrity and assessment design, advanced AI tools and applications, research-related uses of AI, and evaluating the reliability and legitimacy of AI-generated or AI-supported information.
Clemson Libraries will host three introductory virtual workshops to help deepen understanding about the digital information environment and the role of AI tools in locating reliable information. The sessions will focus on practical ways participants can use generative AI tools to help locate sources, experiment with prompting techniques to improve results and review AI-generated responses for potential hallucinations, faulty reasoning and bias in the research process.
The workshops will be offered at the times listed below. Registration is required.
CCIT Research Computing and Data will host “Inside the Agent: Demystifying LLM Agents in Practice” on Friday, July 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. via Zoom. This hands-on workshop will help researchers build a stronger intuition for what is happening under the hood of modern LLM-powered agents. Participants will develop a practical mental model for how large language models work as next-token predictors, and use this model to understand the API endpoints and requests that agents use. This workshop explores concepts like the agentic loop, how tools are exposed, how skills work, and discuss practical considerations around security and caching. Registration is required and some programming experience is useful.
CCIT Research Computing and Data will host “AI Code Assistance for HPC on Palmetto” on Thursday, July 16, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Watt Family Innovation Center room 313 and via Zoom. This hands-on workshop is focused on using AI code assistants effectively in real HPC workflows (Slurm jobs, logs, environments, and performance constraints). Attendees will briefly compare tool options (ChatGPT web interface, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and others), but the workshop is centered on OpenAI’s Codex CLI as a practical “pair-debugger” and productivity tool for Palmetto-specific work. Through guided exercises, attendees will practice using an assistant to iterate on failed job submissions, interpret error output, and make targeted improvements to correctness and efficiency — without treating the assistant as an authority. Registration is required. Participants should have completed the Palmetto self-guided onboarding training; some programming experience is useful.
Recordings of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 101 and OpenAI ChatGPT 201 training sessions are now available to watch on the AI Resources and Training webpage under Videos. These recordings provide another way for the Clemson community to build familiarity with ChatGPT, whether they are getting started with the platform or looking to explore more advanced techniques and applications.
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