Dr. Hirsch — Thanked for working efforts on the first panel.
Dr. Boyd — Named as a leader on the second panel who will provide insight.
Dr. Bernal — Named as a leader on the second panel who will provide insight.
President Hutchinson — Named as a leader on the second panel who will provide insight.
Vice President Coriom — Named as a leader on the second panel who will provide insight; spelling uncertain.
Dr. Ed Clark — Introduced as a first-panel witness and CSU chief information officer.
Dr. Ed Clark — Introduced Dr. Leslie Kennedy as the next speaker.
Dr. Leslie Kennedy — Introduced as a first-panel witness and CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Technology Services.
Dr. Leslie Kennedy — Dr. Leslie Kennedy introduces herself as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Technology Services, notes her prior experience as tenured faculty in the humanities, and transitions into describing what CSU’s work looks like on the ground across campuses, including outcomes and campus-level AI efforts.
Dr. Sandra Hirsch — Introduced as a first-panel witness and Associate Dean for Academics and College of Information, Data Society at San Jose State University.
Ed Clark — Identified himself as CSU Chief Information Officer and began testimony.
Carl DeMaio — Addressed as Chair Fong; likely a reference to a committee chair, but no exact member ID can be confirmed from the transcript alone.
Vince Fong — Vince Fong is addressed twice as Chair Fong in a brief, continuous exchange with no substantive topic change.
Dr. Sandy Hirsch — Introduced herself and described her role as Associate Dean of Academics at San Jose State University.
Ruthie Barco — Ruthie Barco is introduced as being present from OpenAI and invited to join the discussion. In the ensuing Q&A, she explains that OpenAI does not have access to the underlying data, that the IP and data remain owned by the student, and that OpenAI does not train on the data. She then adds that users can report unhappy or biased interactions, and that the CSU ChatGPT/OpenAI version includes a place to submit such reports.
Josh Hoover — Likely the speaker being transcribed as asking follow-up questions and referencing Chair Fong and Senator Patel; identity is uncertain from the transcript alone.
Darshana Patel — Darshana Patel asks follow-up questions about the security and privacy of the large language model, including whether it is internal/closed, whether student data can be taken out or seen by the university, and how external inputs are introduced and updated over time. She then shifts to asking whether the institution can share best practices and guidance with local high schools, especially for dual-enrolled and AP students, so teachers and campuses can better prepare students for college-level expectations.
CSU representative (unnamed) — Explains that CSU is focusing on pre-service teachers and grants to help prepare students, while acknowledging more work is needed to be part of the K-12 system.
CSU representative (unnamed) — Says the CSU is tracking positive and negative impacts, including environmental impacts, through a metrics initiative.
Gail Pellerin — Chair Bauer-Kahan explains that Gail Pellerin had to leave for another meeting, so she is asking Pellerin’s questions on her behalf, then introduces Pellerin’s first question about environmental impact.
Gail Pellerin — Her question about student laziness and ChatGPT is being introduced for response.
Ruthie — Also thanked for contributions to the first panel.
Dr. Elizabeth A. Boyd — Introduced as chair of the Academic Senate of the California State University and a second-panel speaker.
Dr. Elaine Bernal — Introduced as a Board of Directors member of the California Faculty Association and a second-panel speaker.
Catherine Hutchison — Introduced as president of the CSU Employees Union and a second-panel speaker.
Katie Coriam — Introduced as Vice President of System-Wide Affairs for the California State Student Association and a second-panel speaker.
Elizabeth A. Boyd — Elizabeth A. Boyd opens her testimony by introducing herself under multiple names, stating her pronouns and role as chair of the Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU), and noting her long-time faculty position at Chico State. She thanks the committee and then transitions into providing background and clarity on faculty involvement with AI in the CSU system from a faculty perspective.
Henry Stern — Referenced indirectly as the then chair of the ASCSU who served on the generative AI committee.
James Gallagher — Likely the 'another senator' referenced on the Workforce Acceleration Board, based on context and expected members list; uncertain.
Dr. Elaine Van Waiva Bernal — Dr. Elaine Van Waiva Bernal, a CSU Long Beach lecturer and California Faculty Association board member, testified from her experience as a long-time faculty member and union representative that AI should be used cautiously and only in ways that support student agency, equity, and academic freedom. She said her classroom already uses AI thoughtfully, but warned that the CSU’s AI initiative was rolled out without faculty consultation and could increase workload, require bargaining, and undermine trust if imposed unilaterally. She contrasted collaborative course redesign with top-down implementation, criticized budget priorities that favor corporate tech partnerships over campus stability, and argued that AI tools can be unreliable, extract data from classrooms, enable surveillance, reinforce bias against marginalized students, and create environmental harms. She called for faculty and staff consultation, optional training with paid time and resources, privacy and consent protections, mandatory equity and bias audits, public contracts, budget transparency, and a commitment to keep humans at the center of education.
Bill Essayli — Likely the 'Chair Fong' reference is not this member; no direct member ID assigned. The transcript addresses Chair Fong and Chair Bauer-Kahan.
Bill Essayli — Likely the intended reference behind 'Chair Fong' in the hearing context is not supported by the transcript; no reliable member identification made here.
Catherine Hutchinson — Catherine Hutchinson introduced herself as president of the California State University Employees Union and stated that she was speaking from the perspective of CSU staff, framing her testimony on behalf of the union and university employees.
Katie Karum — Katie Karum, a CSU Northridge student and CSSA vice president for system-wide affairs, testifies about the CSU’s approach to generative AI. She raises concerns about inconsistent campus AI policies, unclear rules for ethical AI use, and the need for stronger protections for student conversations, assignments, and personal data. She also emphasizes the environmental costs of AI, including energy, carbon, and water use, and urges the CSU to account for those impacts alongside its sustainability commitments. Karum calls for centralized systemwide guidance, more student involvement in policymaking, clearer training and implementation standards across campuses, and accountability from CSU leadership and legislators so that AI adoption does not create inequities or burden students.
ASUCU chair — The ASUCU chair says they have felt very included in the board’s development and ongoing meetings, and that they are working in subgroups on how to scale the needed work. They add that there has been meaningful involvement so far, but the board could benefit from a few more voices and broader faculty representation.
Vice President Karim — Referenced for examples about faculty using AI in the classroom and interpretation issues.
Betsy — Betsy was thanked for remarks and referenced as part of the discussion on consultation and faculty input.
Osmer Patel — The speaker appears to be handing the floor to Osmer Patel, though the transcript is slightly garbled.
a colleague in Philadelphia — Cited as an example of a faculty member who co-created classroom policy with students.
Jesse Gabriel — Likely intended reference to Assemblymember Gabriel or another assembly member; the transcript says “Assembly of Retel,” which is unclear and questionable.
Mr. Clark — The speaker asks Mr. Clark to answer a question about what happens to data after a contract ends.
Mr. Clark — Mr. Clark explains that, to his understanding, data expires when the contract expires and cannot be taken with the user.
Mr. Clark — The speaker asks Mr. Clark to come back on and answer whether the issue is addressed after a report is made.
Professor Bernal — The speaker says Professor Bernal had alluded to protecting students from harmful AI outputs.
President Katz — President Katz is repeatedly addressed during a continuous discussion about the rollout and consultation process, with speakers directly referring to and engaging him throughout this segment.
Mitch Steiger — Testified on behalf of CFT, saying the union stands in solidarity with CSU workers and shares concerns about the technology rollout.
Kevin Weir — Professor of sociology at the Sacramento campus who testified that AI replacement concerns are real and personally troubling.
Kevin — Thanked by name for work supporting the hearing; likely committee staff.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is introduced and acknowledged throughout the hearing as the co-chair and chair of the privacy committee/hearing. She is thanked for her leadership and opening remarks, and then formally invited to give those opening remarks as chair.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — Chair Bauer-Kahan is addressed across a continuous exchange, with both mentions referring to the same ongoing interaction involving Rebecca Bauer-Kahan as chair.