08/22/2026
“When it comes to AI, we challenge it. We talk about ethics and implications, about bias and hallucinations, about who is included and who is excluded. Most of all, we ask how we can use machines in the service of humans.” - USF President Salvador D. Aceves ’83, EdD ’95
In USF’s Horizon Collective, a new program that brings students from 13 majors together to work on real-world problems at the crossroads of sustainability, health, and technology, students were challenged to use AI tools to build wellness apps. One student built an appreciate-nature app. Open the camera, point it at a plant or a tree, and the app identifies it. Another built a workout tracker, and another built a website aimed at parents of children under 12, raising awareness of consumerist, dangerous, or violent videos that children encounter every day on YouTube.
“I was very strongly anti-AI before this project because I hadn’t seen it used in a helpful way yet. This was a rare case where I actually saw the benefits.” - Reed Johnston ’29
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