EDUCAUSE Shop Talk Live! Privacy Officers and AI

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 8:00AM–8:45AM PT | California Ballroom D, Second Floor
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel
It’s been three years since ChatGPT was released, and concerns about data privacy—including the use of user data for training large language models—came to the forefront at many institutions. Now we’re in an era of widespread AI use and still-evolving AI policies. Amid the hype, what is the role of the privacy officer? In this unscripted podcast conversation, hosts Sophie White and Jenay Robert will talk with institutional privacy officers about the latest conversations on AI and privacy, how institutions can collaborate to adapt or develop policies that allow AI use while keeping user data private, and how the role of privacy officers is changing with the proliferation of AI.

Presenters

  • Ben Archer

    Associate Director, Technology Privacy and Compliance, Arizona State University

  • Jenay Robert

    Senior Researcher, EDUCAUSE

  • Michael Tran Duff

    Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer (CISDPO), Harvard University

  • Sophie White

    Content Marketing and Program Manager, EDUCAUSE

Resources & Downloads

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    Updated on 6/17/2026