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title: "AI for IITM Office of Institutional Advancement"
date: "2026-03-18T12:00:00+05:30"
categories:
- talks
tags: []
description: "AI can automate research, outreach, personalization, and analysis in institutional advancement. The largest gains come from redesigning workflows rather than adding a chatbot."
talk_url: "https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/"
---

I conducted a session on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at [Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras](https://ia.iitm.ac.in/) - Chennai.

**Summary**: AI can automate research, outreach, personalization, and analysis in institutional advancement. The largest gains come from redesigning workflows rather than adding a chatbot.

[Here's the link to the session](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/)

[![Sketchnote](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/sketchnote.avif)](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/)

**Links**:

- [Use Cases](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/ideas.html)
- [Transcript](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-office-of-institutional-advancement/transcript.md)