Ohio State University and Google are launching a campus partnership that will give students, faculty and researchers access to artificial intelligence tools and bring Google engineers to the university’s Innovation District. University leaders announced the initiative at a launch event Tuesday, Sept. 29. The planned AI space will offer access to more than 200 AI models, AI-optimized supercomputing systems and technology from Google DeepMind. The collaboration is intended to support scientific research, broaden access to AI across campus and build students’ familiarity with the technology. The university also expects undergraduates and graduate students to have access to personalized AI assistants, career-planning tools and hands-on learning opportunities. Ohio State President Ravi Bellamkonda said the partnership will put Google engineers on campus to work alongside university faculty and students. He described the university as the first campus where Google will have an office of this kind. The initiative includes a research ambassador program in which graduate students funded by Google will work with university programs and maintain connections with the company. Matt Schneider, Google’s U.S. market leader for state, local and education partnerships, said the program is designed to link campus research with Google’s teams. Bellamkonda said the university intends to prepare students for changes in the labor market as AI automates some work. “With any technology, it creates new jobs as well,” he said, adding that workers will need to adapt to emerging roles and industries. The announcement did not specify the partnership’s total funding, how long it will run or what rules will govern student data and the use of AI tools. Those details will help clarify how the collaboration operates and how its benefits and risks are managed.