UMass Amherst runs a central "AI at UMass" website and a series of cross-campus working groups that coordinate AI research, teach faculty about AI tools, and develop ethical guidelines for how AI should be used at the university. These groups span the arts, computer science, social sciences, and public interest technology.

The AI at UMass hub (umass.edu/ai/) aggregates all university AI resources, tools, policies, and research initiatives in one place. Active working groups include the HFA AI and Emerging Technologies Committee (established 2024, covering humanities and fine arts), the CICS AI Safety Initiative (researching safe and ethical AI development, funded in part by a $500,000 Schmidt Sciences grant for multi-agent AI safety), Responsible AI PIT Fellows (a 2025–2026 faculty fellowship funded by the Public Interest Technology Initiative), and a Social and Behavioral Sciences AI series. The AI Safety Initiative focuses on ensuring that systems involving multiple cooperating AI agents behave safely and predictably — a growing concern as AI is deployed in complex real-world environments.