Board of Regents ‘leaning in’ to AI while planning to regulate its use at South Dakota universities

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 23, 2026

Words: 528

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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South Dakota universities are “leaning in” to artificial intelligence, state Board of Regents President Jeff Partridge said at a Wednesday meeting in Custer.

The system that oversees the state’s public universities plans to formulate regulations for AI use throughout 2026 and 2027, focusing on how the technology should be governed; how to teach students, faculty and staff to use it; and how to implement it into curriculum and research.

Board members said the plan …

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