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Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-bu-faculty-staff-privacy-security","claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.786,"evidenceCount":2,"sourceCount":1,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-bu-faculty-staff-privacy-security","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools, as this could violate privacy laws or university policy. For institutional use, TerrierGPT is recommended because it protects university data and complies with internal privacy policies. However, TerrierGPT is not approved for restricted use data.","sourceSnapshotHash":"a307258212213fb34bb78a2c31ad42bed8cb37c0be98d243ee86f6903d25f01a","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"All academic and administrative users of GenAI tools should: Retain human oversight of AI-assisted outputs. Evaluate and verify the validity of generated content. 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Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-bu-student-disclosure-plagiarism","claim-bu-faculty-staff-privacy-security","claim-bu-student-course-ai-rules","claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight","claim-bu-classroom-syllabus-policy"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-classroom-use/","https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-students/"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.787,"evidenceCount":5,"sourceCount":3,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-bu-student-disclosure-plagiarism","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-students/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Disclose (by a proper reference) when you leverage GenAI tools and describe how you used them in producing your work. Submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is a form of plagiarism that your instructor will treat as an instance of academic misconduct.","sourceSnapshotHash":"01352aaeedc6f5d5c558cdbdd6bbcced84420d4d574b5300c5377e0a10091a5d","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-bu-faculty-staff-privacy-security","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools, as this could violate privacy laws or university policy. For institutional use, TerrierGPT is recommended because it protects university data and complies with internal privacy policies. However, TerrierGPT is not approved for restricted use data.","sourceSnapshotHash":"a307258212213fb34bb78a2c31ad42bed8cb37c0be98d243ee86f6903d25f01a","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-bu-student-course-ai-rules","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-students/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Instructors have broad discretion to set rules on how GenAI may or may not be used within each individual course. It is your responsibility to comply with these instructions. Always consult the GenAI policy for the course or ask the instructor before assuming use of GenAI is allowed.","sourceSnapshotHash":"01352aaeedc6f5d5c558cdbdd6bbcced84420d4d574b5300c5377e0a10091a5d","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"All academic and administrative users of GenAI tools should: Retain human oversight of AI-assisted outputs. Evaluate and verify the validity of generated content. 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Make clear distinctions between acceptable and unacceptable uses.","sourceSnapshotHash":"cef00315b9e86c06b951ab29cbcad44347e6e954959ac128fad4e7734af6874d","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"research_guidance","label":"Research guidance","status":"recommended","normalizedValue":"faculty_staff_should_retain_human_oversight_verify_disclose_genai","summary":"Boston University has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.","explanation":"Whether public guidance addresses research use, publication ethics, research data, grants, or human-subjects compliance. This recommended status was derived from claim type, normalized value, and keyword rules over 1 supporting public claim. Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.782,"evidenceCount":1,"sourceCount":1,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-bu-faculty-staff-human-oversight","sourceUrl":"https://www.bu.edu/aida/guidance/generative-ai-guidelines-for-bu-faculty-staff/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"All academic and administrative users of GenAI tools should: Retain human oversight of AI-assisted outputs. Evaluate and verify the validity of generated content. 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