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This process ensures that all tools used on campus meet MSU’s security and data-handling standards.","sourceSnapshotHash":"ae0fb23dbc0ed16e7020f5f391d438f8e888ea991fc63ea1240ad8e48f697e26","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-msu-enterprise-ai-tools","sourceUrl":"https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/tools/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"MSU’s enterprise-licensed AI tools offer enhanced security and robust enterprise-level data protection in alignment with institutional data policies that are not available in free or personal editions.","sourceSnapshotHash":"ae0fb23dbc0ed16e7020f5f391d438f8e888ea991fc63ea1240ad8e48f697e26","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"teaching_guidance","label":"Teaching guidance","status":"recommended","normalizedValue":"student_ai_use_requires_explicit_permission","summary":"Michigan State 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. Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-msu-student-ai-permission","claim-msu-course-ai-guidance","claim-msu-student-transparency-and-ask"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines","https://ethics.msu.edu/gen-ai/student"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.785,"evidenceCount":3,"sourceCount":2,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-msu-student-ai-permission","sourceUrl":"https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Students may only use generative AI tools to support their coursework or research activities when explicitly permitted by the instructor/research advisor.","sourceSnapshotHash":"b669da4a5c38c7004fa7d783d8a2ac4cac9e0c0d1caa813cb8adc3e7e79581fd","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-msu-course-ai-guidance","sourceUrl":"https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"The university expects instructors to include generative AI course guidance with a clear statement in every syllabus. This statement should specify whether generative AI use is permitted, the contexts in which it may be used (e.g., assignments, exams, collaborative projects), and how students are expected to appropriately acknowledge and cite their use of generative AI applications.","sourceSnapshotHash":"b669da4a5c38c7004fa7d783d8a2ac4cac9e0c0d1caa813cb8adc3e7e79581fd","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-msu-student-transparency-and-ask","sourceUrl":"https://ethics.msu.edu/gen-ai/student","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Please follow the policies provided by your instructors or course syllabuses before using AI on assignments or in your classes. ... Communicate clearly and specifically to instructors and classmates if/when you use AI for assignments, brainstorming, etc. per the instructors’ guidance and class expectations. ... When in doubt, ask! Check with your instructors to ensure that your use of generative AI aligns with what is acceptable for your class or project.","sourceSnapshotHash":"47d84cb570d4148e39f15a08b60727e99b237cf938a93a56ce084cc84c202fc9","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"research_guidance","label":"Research guidance","status":"recommended","normalizedValue":"student_ai_use_requires_explicit_permission","summary":"Michigan State University has 2 source-backed public claims 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 2 supporting public claims. Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-msu-student-ai-permission","claim-msu-research-ai-disclosure"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.791,"evidenceCount":2,"sourceCount":1,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-msu-student-ai-permission","sourceUrl":"https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Students may only use generative AI tools to support their coursework or research activities when explicitly permitted by the instructor/research advisor.","sourceSnapshotHash":"b669da4a5c38c7004fa7d783d8a2ac4cac9e0c0d1caa813cb8adc3e7e79581fd","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-msu-research-ai-disclosure","sourceUrl":"https://ai.msu.edu/guidelines","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Integration of generative AI into research must be disclosed in research outputs, manuscripts, artistic endeavors, and grant applications in accordance with the guidance/policies and expectations of publishers, funders, and collaborators. This may include idea generation, data analysis, and drafting. In the absence of stated guidance/policy, researchers are expected to disclose any intentional and substantial uses of AI.","sourceSnapshotHash":"b669da4a5c38c7004fa7d783d8a2ac4cac9e0c0d1caa813cb8adc3e7e79581fd","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"security_procurement","label":"Security and procurement","status":"restricted","normalizedValue":"institutional_data_requires_it_grc_evaluated_ai_platforms","summary":"Michigan State University has 3 source-backed public claims for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: restricted.","explanation":"Whether public guidance addresses security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or licensing. This restricted status was derived from claim type, normalized value, and keyword rules over 3 supporting public claims. Review the basis array before reusing this as a policy conclusion.","evidenceClaimIds":["claim-msu-it-grc-approval-institutional-data","claim-msu-nonenterprise-ai-it-readiness","claim-msu-enterprise-ai-tools"],"evidenceSourceUrls":["https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/security/","https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/tools/"],"sourceLanguages":["en"],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0.799,"evidenceCount":3,"sourceCount":2,"basis":[{"claimId":"claim-msu-it-grc-approval-institutional-data","sourceUrl":"https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/security/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Only AI platforms that have been formally evaluated and recommended by MSU IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) may be used with institutional data. No AI tools should be assumed safe for confidential or regulated data unless explicitly approved.","sourceSnapshotHash":"4c64f07c80ae8712062af8eb7f2c371f851ee3bab595be7e68014f071ecd7e2d","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"},{"claimId":"claim-msu-nonenterprise-ai-it-readiness","sourceUrl":"https://tech.msu.edu/technology/ai/tools/","sourceLanguage":"en","evidenceSnippet":"Any request to purchase a non-enterprise generative AI tool at MSU requires the completion and approval of an IT Readiness form. 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