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McMaster has an enterprise licence for Microsoft Copilot (but not 365) which ensures that, when logged in using McMaster credentials, data used is not shared with either Microsoft or McMaster.","sourceSnapshotHash":"93111016e2bbce724777c4cd1a4228fc638c0f5940bd4009393afb54fce71a93","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"teaching_guidance","label":"Teaching guidance","status":"recommended","normalizedValue":"course_outlines_should_state_genai_expectations","summary":"McMaster University has 3 source-backed public claims for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.","explanation":"Whether public guidance addresses instructors, teaching, classroom policy, assessment design, or syllabus language. This recommended status was derived from claim type, normalized value, and keyword rules over 3 supporting public claims. 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