Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing how students learn, research and create. But using AI effectively takes more than knowing which tool to open or what prompt to type. It takes judgment: knowing when to rely on AI, how to evaluate what it produces and how to use it thoughtfully and with integrity.
From Oct. 26–30, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries invites CMU students from every discipline to AI Fluency Week, a weeklong series of workshops, conversations and hands-on learning designed to help you use AI more confidently and responsibly.
Whatever your level of experience with AI, the series offers opportunities to build your skills and judgment through hands-on practice and conversations with faculty and researchers.
AI Fluency Week builds on an award-winning initiative developed by the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Library. AI²@CMU-Q, which combined practical guidance for responsible AI use with a lineup of workshops, panel discussions and student activities, received the American Library Association’s Library of the Future Award. The award recognized the program’s innovative approach to helping students navigate a rapidly changing information landscape.
Attend one event or join us throughout the week!
AI Fluency Week at a Glance
- Monday, Oct. 26, 5–6 p.m. — Preparing to (Vibe) Code
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m.–noon — Text Mining the Scholarly Literature
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5–6 p.m. — Built-In or Banned? CMU Faculty on AI in the Classroom
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5–6 p.m. — The Impact of AI in the Research Process: A Panel Discussion
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 5–6 p.m. — Using AI-Supported Tools for Literature Searching
- Friday, Oct. 30, 4–5 p.m. — Introduction to Prompt Engineering
- Friday, Oct. 30, 5–8 p.m. — Vibe Code Sprint Halloween Party
Explore the Events
Preparing to (Vibe) Code
Monday, Oct. 26, 5–6 p.m.
Virtual Event
Before you start building with AI, start with a plan. This hands-on workshop introduces foundational software project management practices that can help you define your project, organize tasks and set clear parameters when vibe coding with generative AI. No coding experience is required. Bring a project you’re working on or use one of the examples provided during the workshop.
Text Mining the Scholarly Literature
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m.–noon
Virtual Event
Want to analyze scholarly literature at a scale that goes beyond reading papers one by one? Learn how scholarly APIs and text and data mining can help you build and analyze collections of literature for tasks like systematic reviews or exploring how a field evolves over time. You’ll also get practical guidance on retrieving full text, navigating licensing restrictions and adapting a text analysis workflow to your own research.
Built-In or Banned? CMU Faculty on AI in the Classroom
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5–6 p.m.
Hunt Library, IDeATe Studio A
How are CMU faculty approaching AI in the classroom? Hear from professors across disciplines about how they are — or aren’t — incorporating AI into coursework, what they’ve learned from their experiences and where they see the most interesting questions emerging. Bring your questions for this faculty roundtable on the evolving role of AI in teaching and learning.
The Impact of AI in the Research Process: A Panel Discussion
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5–6 p.m.
Hunt Library, IDeATe Studio A
How is generative AI changing the way research gets done? Hear from researchers across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities as they share real-world examples of how AI is becoming part of their research practices and workflows. The conversation will explore emerging approaches as well as ethical questions to consider when incorporating AI into scholarly work.
Using AI-Supported Tools for Literature Searching
Thursday, Oct. 29, 5–6 p.m.
Sorrells Library, The Den
General-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT can help with many things, but scholarly literature searching benefits from tools built specifically for that job. Explore library resources including Consensus, Keenious, Scite.ai and Scopus AI and learn how they can connect you to relevant scholarly sources and reduce the risk of hallucinated citations.
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
Friday, Oct. 30, 4–5 p.m.
Sorrells Library, The Den
Getting useful results from generative AI starts with knowing how to communicate what you need. In this hands-on workshop, explore techniques including structured formatting, few-shot examples and step-by-step prompting, and learn how to design and refine prompts while thinking critically about the results AI produces.
Vibe Code Sprint Halloween Party
Friday, Oct. 30, 5–8 p.m.
Hunt Library, IDeATe Studio A
Put on your costume, bring an idea and join us for a spooky evening of vibe coding to close out AI Fluency Week.
Build Fluency, Not Just Familiarity
AI technologies will continue to change, but the ability to evaluate information, ask good questions and make informed decisions about when and how to use AI will remain essential. AI Fluency Week offers an opportunity to develop skills and judgment you can apply throughout your coursework, research and future career.