Stephen Downes

This workbook accompanies the Responsible AI in Academic Research framework from last May (and covered in OLDaily here) along with an instruments catalogue and describes a mechanism institutions can use to assess their AI readiness. Basically the pack maps five 'evaluation dimensions' (eg., 'human in the loop', 'responsible use', etc.) against four axes (policy, people, systems, process) graded by four levels of achievement. There are what might be called 'drill-down' elements for some of the dimensions (for example, 'modes' of responsible use, 'procurement criteria' for tools, 'competencies' for AI literacy). The workbook also offers guidance on how to run the assessment, warning against (for example) having it completed by a single individual or role. It's good stuff if this is the sort of thing your institution needs, though there's always the risk of running a long and complex assessment (which this definitely amounts to) while producing no real change, implementation or outcome.