BIU University Launches Its Responsible AI Use Policy

BIU University hosted the BIU Roundtable 2026, an event that brought together academia, business, the public sector, and technology for the third consecutive year. Under the theme “Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Auditing, Transparency, and Algorithmic Governance,” the event was structured around three key areas and concluded with the launch of the institution’s policy on AI use.

Dr. Olga Mar González, the institution’s Provost, opened the event by noting that AI no longer simply responds to prompts; it plans, makes decisions, and acts autonomously. She emphasized that universities must move from reflection to responsible action. Dr. John Jairo Castro, Director of the School of Engineering, distinguished generative AI, which produces content, from agentic AI, which makes decisions, warning that no system can replace the ultimate responsibility of human beings.

The algorithmic auditing panel, moderated by Dr. Johana Quintero, featured Andrés Díaz of Creative Strategies, who proposed four safeguards for AI agents: logging their actions in tamper-proof records, limiting their privileges, keeping a human involved in decisions with significant consequences, and conducting independent testing.

The transparency panel, moderated by Dr. María Eugenia Rivera, featured Jorge Espinoza, founder of Vivek Marketing Solution, and César Rincón, a graduate of BIU University’s Master’s in Virtual Education program. “Everything that happens from that point onward is my responsibility,” Espinoza stated regarding the AI agent he uses. Rincón maintained that disclosing the use of AI is a human responsibility and that all content must be reviewed through human judgment.

During the institutional governance panel, moderated by Dr. Miguel del Río, María Puig, President of South Florida International College, proposed assessing biases before, during, and after AI use, as well as assigning clear responsibility for each process. Angeli González, from BIU University’s compliance team, stated that governing AI does not mean restricting it.

Dr. Eduardo Atencio Bravo, Dean of Research and New Products, summarized the key agreements reached during the event. Dr. González then presented the policy, which covers both administrative and academic activities and establishes four levels of AI use: encouraged, permitted, restricted, and prohibited. Its guiding principles include transparency, verification, academic integrity, privacy, human oversight, and AI literacy across every curriculum.