UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE UW system president says AI here to stay, must have guardrails SABINE MARTIN Feb 3, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Updated Apr 3, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman sees both the promise and the peril of artificial intelligence.kAm#@E9>2? D2JD 96 92D 5233=65 H:E9 px E@@=D[ =:<6 r92E v!%[ FD:?8 :E C@FE:?6=J E@ 4C@DD\4964< 9:D H@C<[ =:<6 H96? 56G6=@A:?8 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2?]k^AmkAm“x H:== 8@ 324< 2?5 2D< px[ ‘~z[ H92E 5:5 x >:DDn’ 2?5 D@>6E:>6D x 86E 92==F4:?2E:@?D[ 3FE D@>6E:>6D x 86E :562D E92E x >2J ?6G6C 92G6 E9@F89E @7[ 2?5 x 42? 2AA=J 4C:E:42= E9@F89E E@ E9@D6 :562D 2?5 E@ D66 H96E96C @C ?@E E96J H@F=5 H@C<[” #@E9>2? 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