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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJun 15, 2026Last changedJun 15, 2026Claims32Sources12Latest releasepublic-release-20260614-001Release records1
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Cornell University currently has 32 source-backed claim records and 12 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jun 15, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 6 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

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Combined release diff

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Cornell University combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260612-001 to public-release-20260614-001.

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11 # Cornell University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Adobe Firefly is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 696f447887f0): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Adobe Firefly as a General purpose tool among generative AI tools available or under consideration at Cornell.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:06:05.188Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: OpenAI ChatGPT Edu is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
10+Evidence (en, d8a336efce17): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists OpenAI ChatGPT Edu as Under Review among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:03:05.188Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Claude is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
15+Evidence (en, 2a67f7f3254c): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Claude as Under Review among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:04:05.188Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot Basic is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, db970bfb8db0): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Microsoft Copilot Basic as a General purpose tool; to request access to any of these services, contact [email protected].
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:02:05.188Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Cornell AI Platform is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
25+Evidence (en, 34a2e9efcb0f): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Cornell AI Platform as a Pilot tool; to request access to any of these services, contact [email protected] and Cornell will help get users set up.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:01:05.188Z
1227 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1328 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
29+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
30+Evidence (en, a1c2f9fd8ade): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Zoom AI Companion among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:05:05.188Z
1432 ## Source attribution added
1533 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
34+Source https://innovationhub.ai.cornell.edu/tools-resources/ snapshot a1c2f9fd8ade3d44d3a6d416c22f2a42dd10d1551038dfab38728e2126401e47
35+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:05:05.188Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260614-001

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Cornell University public-release-20260614-001 diff

Comparing public-release-20260612-001 to public-release-20260614-001.

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11 # Cornell University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Adobe Firefly is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 696f447887f0): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Adobe Firefly as a General purpose tool among generative AI tools available or under consideration at Cornell.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:06:05.188Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: OpenAI ChatGPT Edu is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
10+Evidence (en, d8a336efce17): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists OpenAI ChatGPT Edu as Under Review among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:03:05.188Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Claude is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
15+Evidence (en, 2a67f7f3254c): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Claude as Under Review among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:04:05.188Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot Basic is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, db970bfb8db0): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Microsoft Copilot Basic as a General purpose tool; to request access to any of these services, contact [email protected].
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:02:05.188Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Cornell AI Platform is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
25+Evidence (en, 34a2e9efcb0f): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Cornell AI Platform as a Pilot tool; to request access to any of these services, contact [email protected] and Cornell will help get users set up.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:01:05.188Z
1227 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1328 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
29+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
30+Evidence (en, a1c2f9fd8ade): Cornell AI Innovation Hub lists Zoom AI Companion among generative AI tools currently available or under consideration at Cornell.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:05:05.188Z
1432 ## Source attribution added
1533 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
34+Source https://innovationhub.ai.cornell.edu/tools-resources/ snapshot a1c2f9fd8ade3d44d3a6d416c22f2a42dd10d1551038dfab38728e2126401e47
35+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:05:05.188Z

Claim changes

32 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Adobe Firefly is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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ai_tool_treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Needs reviewConfidence72%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Claude is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Needs reviewConfidence72%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

OpenAI ChatGPT Edu is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Needs reviewConfidence72%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Basic is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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ai_tool_treatment

Cornell AI Platform is listed for Cornell University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

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Cornell's committee report states that any information educators are obligated to keep private under FERPA or HIPAA should not be shared with generative AI tools or uploaded to third-party AI vendors.

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Cornell's committee report states that original research or content owned by Cornell University, students, or employees should not be uploaded to AI tools, as it can become part of the AI tool's training data.

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Cornell's committee report does not recommend the use of generative AI for summative evaluation or grading of student work, stating that evaluation and grading is among the most important tasks entrusted to faculty.

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Cornell's committee report recommends three policy approaches for generative AI use: prohibit GAI where it interferes with foundational learning, allow with attribution where it supports higher-level thinking, and encourage use where it enables exploration and creative thinking.

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Cornell's committee report discourages the use of automatic detection algorithms for academic integrity violations using generative AI, stating they cannot decisively provide evidence and could lead to unfairly identifying violations, including bias against non-native speakers.

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Cornell's IT guidelines state that users are accountable for their work regardless of the tools used to produce it, and when using generative AI tools must always verify information for errors and biases and exercise caution to avoid copyright infringement.

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Cornell's IT guidelines prohibit entering any confidential, proprietary, federally or state regulated, or otherwise sensitive or restricted Cornell information into public generative AI tools, as such information becomes public and may be stored and used by anyone.

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Cornell has established seven core principles for generative AI in education: integrity of the faculty-student relation, commitment to experimentation and evidence, centrality of faculty judgment, responsiveness to student needs, recognition of both AI goods and harms, respect for institutional and disciplinary heterogeneity, and renewal of Cornell's core mission and values.

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Cornell recommends that faculty clearly communicate their generative AI policies in their syllabus, in assignment instructions, and verbally in class to support student learning and reduce academic integrity violations.

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Cornell does not recommend using automatic AI detection algorithms for academic integrity violations, citing their unreliability and inability to provide definitive evidence, and the risk of wrongly accusing students.

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Cornell's committee report recommends that the Code of Academic Integrity be updated with clear and explicit language on the use of generative AI, indicating that individual faculty have authority to determine when AI use is prohibited, attributed, or encouraged.

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Cornell's IT guidelines endorse a flexible framework in which faculty and instructors can choose to prohibit, allow with attribution, or encourage generative AI use in education.

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Cornell established the GenAI Education Working Group in spring 2024 with all-college representation including faculty, staff, and students, as the central body for developing new ideas, policies, and practices around generative AI in the classroom.

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Cornell developed seven standardized AI course policy icons (ANY-AI, AT, UA, PP, AS, ER, AI-FREE) to help instructors clearly communicate AI use expectations in syllabi and assignments, which can be combined for nuanced policies.

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When generative AI use is permitted in a course, Cornell advises instructors to clarify expectations for documentation and attribution, including citing the AI tool creator (e.g., OpenAI for ChatGPT) when directly quoting AI-generated text in both in-text citations and reference lists.

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Cornell's Center for Teaching Innovation recommends that faculty discuss course policies and expectations around the use of generative AI tools with their students and clearly communicate when and in what ways use of such tools is permitted or not.

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Cornell developed a set of course policy icons through the GenAI Advisory Council to help instructors clearly and consistently communicate AI use expectations to students in syllabi and assignment instructions.

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Cornell holds students responsible for verifying the accuracy of AI-generated output and references when AI use is allowed for an assignment.

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Cornell describes measures faculty may use to evaluate potential AI-related academic integrity concerns, including requiring students to verify citations and references, requesting verification of references or methods, and informing students that they should expect to verbally explain submitted work.

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Cornell's IT guidelines state that use of generative AI in academic research is governed by the Cornell University Task Force Report 'Generative AI in Academic Research: Perspectives and Cultural Norms' (December 2023).

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Cornell's IT guidelines state that use of generative AI for administrative purposes must comply with the Cornell Generative AI in Administration Task Force Report (January 2024).

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Cornell's 'AI+AI' initiative aims to strengthen and update academic integrity procedures to better reflect the presence of generative AI, including better models for attributing student use of GenAI and development of evidentiary standards for adjudicating GenAI-related violations.

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Cornell considers generative AI literacy essential for both students and faculty, defining it as the ability to understand, evaluate, and critically engage with generative AI technologies.

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Cornell provides sample syllabus language for an AI-FREE policy that prohibits all generative AI tools, including tools that help reorganize and edit written work, to ensure development of foundational concepts and skills.

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Cornell provides sample syllabus language for an AS-UA policy where AI use is generally discouraged but permitted for select assignments with proper attribution, requiring students to cite the AI tool creator.

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Cornell's AI course policy icons include a 'PP' (Privacy Protecting) icon indicating that generative AI use is permitted but no copyrighted or proprietary class materials should be uploaded unless otherwise specified.

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Source snapshots

12 source attributions

GenAI in Teaching and Learning – Academic Innovation

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 6, 2026, 4:55 AM

Snapshot hash
67ef8f74e8a61375a1c52b81bcd5a3e8ce67b0ac9a46e970382b38f44ed14807

Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence | IT@Cornell

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 6, 2026, 4:55 AM

Snapshot hash
b1a7c670aa0bf99b4502416ec7c7250135b063b6991367a057f5d2a1ca97251d