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Official source documents, page text, PDFs, and other source materials retain their original rights and terms."},"data":{"schemaVersion":"uapt-policy-analysis-v1","apiVersion":"v1","entityType":"university","entitySlug":"birkbeck-university-london","entityName":"Birkbeck University London","canonicalUrl":"https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/birkbeck-university-london","publicJsonUrl":"https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/analysis/universities/birkbeck-university-london.json","generatedAt":"2026-07-16T06:57:43.896Z","basedOnClaimIds":["cl-birkbeck-university-london-microsoft-copilot-818"],"basedOnSourceUrls":["https://www.bbk.ac.uk/downloads/about-us/responsibilities-and-procedures-for-ethical-review.pdf"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.825,"coverageScore":{"score":50,"maxScore":100,"label":"moderate_public_coverage","components":[{"key":"policy_presence","label":"Central AI policy or guidance source exists","points":15,"maxPoints":15,"status":"unclear","evidenceClaimIds":["cl-birkbeck-university-london-microsoft-copilot-818"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"academic_integrity","label":"Academic integrity guidance","points":0,"maxPoints":15,"status":"not_mentioned","evidenceClaimIds":[],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"ai_disclosure","label":"AI disclosure guidance","points":15,"maxPoints":15,"status":"recommended","evidenceClaimIds":["cl-birkbeck-university-london-microsoft-copilot-818"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"coursework","label":"Coursework guidance","points":0,"maxPoints":10,"status":"not_mentioned","evidenceClaimIds":[],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"exams","label":"Exam or assessment guidance","points":10,"maxPoints":10,"status":"conditionally_allowed","evidenceClaimIds":["cl-birkbeck-university-london-microsoft-copilot-818"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"privacy_data_entry","label":"Privacy or data-entry guidance","points":0,"maxPoints":15,"status":"not_mentioned","evidenceClaimIds":[],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"approved_tools","label":"Approved tools, procurement, or licensed tools","points":10,"maxPoints":10,"status":"conditionally_allowed","evidenceClaimIds":["cl-birkbeck-university-london-microsoft-copilot-818"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"},{"key":"teaching_guidance","label":"Teaching or research guidance","points":0,"maxPoints":10,"status":"not_mentioned","evidenceClaimIds":[],"reviewState":"machine_candidate"}],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","limitations":["Policy Coverage Score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage; it is not a policy quality score.","This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page."]},"dimensions":[{"key":"policy_presence","label":"Policy presence","status":"unclear","normalizedValue":"{\"tool\":\"microsoft_copilot\",\"rawToolName\":\"Microsoft Copilot in Birkbeck Microsoft 365\",\"description\":\"Birkbeck's research-ethics procedures identify document summaries and synthesis using a researcher's Birkbeck Microsoft 365 account (for example, Microsoft Copilot) as a use case not requiring ethical approval. 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