We strive to make AI technologies accessible, demonstrating their utility in research, learning, and daily tasks, ultimately empowering the campus to intelligently contribute to an AI-empowered future.

What are the programs and services?

  • Offering structured training and educational programs, such as workshops and reading groups, that help individuals and teams develop practical skills in prompt engineering and responsible AI.
  • Guide partners through funded projects and quick-win application development, ensuring they can effectively leverage AI + machine learning for their specific needs.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration through open forums, office hours, and research consultations where we help brainstorm and experiment with AI solutions.
  • Sponsor key initiatives by providing resources and a platform for showcasing innovative machine learning + AI projects as well as research across the university.
  • Provide hardware and software access to run open-source LLMs

 

How to contact and visit us?

We are located in the Renne Library on the second floor in Room 217.

Office Hours

  • Monday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

If you have questions or want to talk about how we can work with you, reach out to us directly at ask.lib.montana.edu.

 

What hardware and software is available for use?

  • Hardware:
    • PC Specifications:
      • CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (2.50 GHz)
      • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TI
      • RAM: 192 GB DDR5-5200
      • Storage: 8 TB M.2
  • Software:
    • LM Studio (local open-source LLMs in a low/no code environment)
    • Ollama (local open-source LLMs in either a no code environment or integrated into Python code)
    • WhisperX (local audio/video transcription)