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<Title>AI learning seminars from UMBC Training Centers, Center for Applied AI</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC Training Centers offers a series of half-day <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/posts/151127/19cb/507c9e3b5616bef296d3fbfd81425d7e/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.umbctraining.com%2Fcourses%2Fai-learning-subscription" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">online workshops</a> on AI topics, available to anyone through a paid yearly subscription or individually. In partnership with UMBC DoIT, these workshops are available <span>without cost</span><span> to UMBC faculty and staff </span>for the remainder of 2025.<div><span><br></span></div>
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    <span>You can find more information on the available four-hour online workshops and their upcoming scheduled dates by clicking on the links below. Visit the site to possible changes. Additional topics may be added in the future.</span><p><span><br></span></p>
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    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/ai-essentials" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>AI Essentials</span></a> 8/7 am, 9/18 pm, 10/21 am, 12/2 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/ai-for-leaders" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>AI for Leaders</span></a> 8/19 am, 9/25 pm, 10/28 am, 12/10 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/prompt-engineering-i" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Prompt Engineering I</span></a> 8/26 pm , 10/22 am, 12/3 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/prompt-engineering-ii" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Prompt Engineering II</span></a> 8/14 pm, 9/17 am, 12/4 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/ai-governance-responsible-ai" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>AI Governance &amp; Responsible AI</span></a> 8/13 am, 11/13 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/ai-adoption" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>AI Adoption</span></a> 8/20 am, 12/11 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/data-science-with-ai" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Data Science with AI</span></a> 7/29 pm, 9/30 am, 11/19 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/using-ai-for-increased-productivity" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Using AI for Increased Productivity</span></a> 9/16 pm, 10/23 am, 11/18 pm</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/courses/introduction-to-agentic-ai" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Introduction to Agentic AI</span></a> 9/9 pm, 11/20 pm</span></li>
    <li><span>Cybersecurity in the Age of AI TBD<br><br></span></li>
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    <p><span>UMBC faculty and staff can register for any of the upcoming sessions for<strong> free</strong> by sending an email message to </span><span><a href="mailto:ddelice1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Deshawn Delice</strong></a></span><span> with your name, role (i.e., faculty or staff), and the sessions and their dates that you would like to register for.</span></p>
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<Title>Gartner hype cycle for AI in 2025</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span><img src="https://ai.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2025/06/ghc_AI_2025.jpg" alt="Gartner 2025 hype cycle for ai" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></span></p>
    <p><span>The </span><span>research and advisory firm </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Gartner</span></a><span> released a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong>Hype Cycle</strong></span></a><span><strong> for artificial intelligence</strong> last week.  Its hype cycles represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of technologies that are important to business and the economy. While the details are currently only available for Gartner’s clients, more public information on it will be released in the coming weeks.</span></p>
    <p><span>The concept of a hype cycle was invented by Gartner 30 years ago to capture the five stages that new technological advancements typically go through as they mature and are adapted.  The stages are technology trigger,  peak of inflated expectations, trough of disillusionment, slope of enlightenment, and plateau of productivity. While the categories are not very scientific, they do represent some usefull insights into how new technical ideas develop.</span></p>
    <p><span>You can compare their 2025 AI hype cycle to the <a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/hype-cycle-for-artificial-intelligence" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2024 one</a>.</span></p>
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