Events

Explore artificial intelligence at Kansas State University through our selection of workshops, presentations, and collaborative sessions.

Upcoming

A Conversation Around AI and Ethics

AI Ethics Roundtable - a forum for discussion and Q&A about the ethics of AI use across teaching, research, and campus life, with ethicists from the Department of Philosophy. Discussants will include Dr. Bruce Glymour, whose work focuses on algorithmic bias and the philosophy of science. He is a frequent contributor to community discussions on AI and brings a thoughtful, accessible approach to a topic that can feel overwhelming. After brief opening remarks, the floor is yours. Bring the questions you've been wrestling with - about classroom policies, research integrity, bias in tools you're being asked to adopt, or anything else on your mind. Free and open to all faculty and staff.

Monday, May 11, 2026
Noon to 1:00 pm
Hale Library, room 181

Fine-Tuning LLMs - From Generic to Specialist: A Practical Walkthrough

Generic LLMs are great generalists, but they often fall short on tone or structure when you need them for a specific task. In this tutorial, we'll look at how to fine-tune an LLM to a specific task through additional training. We will discuss what fine-tuning actually does to a model, when it's better than just prompt engineering or other methods such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and how to approach it. We'll walk through the full lifecycle, from framing the problem and preparing your data for fine-tuning, to training, evaluating, and shipping a specialized model. By the end, you'll have a solid grasp of how fine-tuning works and be ready to begin to apply it to your own tasks. Free and open to faculty, staff, and students, this session is led by a K-State graduate student.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
11:00 am to Noon
Zoom only