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It is your responsibility to seek clarification from your instructor prior to using these or any other generative AI tools.","sourceSnapshotHash":"4911c4715a4e36f85fbb8f983a1685a2bb68c745e410f990f1ac9948e54d5c0d","reviewState":"agent_reviewed"}]},{"key":"research_guidance","label":"Research guidance","status":"not_mentioned","summary":"No source-backed public claim about research AI use is present in this profile.","explanation":"This is an absence-of-evidence marker for the current tracker profile, not proof that no such policy exists.","evidenceClaimIds":[],"evidenceSourceUrls":[],"sourceLanguages":[],"reviewState":"machine_candidate","confidence":0,"evidenceCount":0,"sourceCount":0,"notMentionedReason":"The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about research use, publication ethics, research data, grants, or human-subjects compliance.","basis":[]},{"key":"security_procurement","label":"Security and procurement","status":"required","normalizedValue":"unapproved_ai_tool_vendor_security_review_required","summary":"Washington University in St. Louis has 2 source-backed public claims for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: required.","explanation":"Whether public guidance addresses security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or licensing. 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