Building Bearcat GPT: Enhancing Academic Success with AI-Powered Support

What does it really take to make a 54,000-student university AI-ready?In this episode of CAIO Connect, Sanjay Puri speaks with Bharat Prabhakaran, VP & CDO at the University of Cincinnati, about turning AI strategy into real-world impact. From launching Bearcat GPT to governing AI at scale, this is a behind-the-scenes look at how a leading R1 institution is building secure, enterprise AI for students and faculty.This isn’t hype. It’s AI in action.