procurement
IS&T recommends that MIT community members consult with IS&T before purchasing or using generative AI tools, and recommends using tools already licensed by IS&T for the MIT community.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) currently has 8 source-backed claim records and 4 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 6, 2026.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) current policy evidence
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11 # Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AI policy record
2+other: No generative AI tools, including those licensed by IS&T, are approved for use with High Risk MIT information. Additionally, MIT does not recommend using publicly available GenAI tools not subject to an Institute licensing agreement for MIT research and educational activities, even with Low Risk or Medium Risk information.
3+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): No Generative AI tools, including those licensed by IS&T, are approved for use with High Risk MIT information. Additionally, we do not recommend using publicly available GenAI tools not subject to an Institute licensing agreement for your MIT research and educational activities, including with Low Risk or Medium Risk information.
4+other: Use of generative AI tools at MIT must comply with all applicable federal and state laws and orders (including FERPA, HIPAA, Massachusetts Data Protection Standards, export control laws, and the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI), Institute policies (including 10.1 Academic and Research Misconduct, 11.0 Privacy and Disclosure of Personal Information, and 13.0 Information Policies), Information Protection guidelines, and the Institute's Written Information Security Program (WISP), plus any additional policies established by the user's department, lab, center, or institute (DLCI).
5+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): ensure that your use of generative AI tools and services complies with all applicable federal and state laws and orders (including, without limitation, FERPA, HIPAA, Massachusetts Data Protection Standards, export control laws, and Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence), Institute policies (including 10.1 Academic and Research Misconduct, 11.0 Privacy and Disclosure of Personal Information, and 13.0 Information Policies), follows all guidelines outlined on Information Protection, the Institute's Written Information Security Program (WISP), and complies with any additional policies established by your department, lab, center, or...
6+academic_integrity: MIT advises community members to disclose the use of generative AI tools for all academic, educational, and research-related uses, and not to publish research results relying on AI-generated content without disclosing the nature of such use.
7+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): You should disclose the use of generative AI tools for all academic, educational, and research-related uses. Do not publish research results that rely on content generated through the use of a generative AI tool without disclosing the nature of the use of such generative AI tool in producing the content.
8+procurement: IS&T recommends that MIT community members consult with IS&T before purchasing or using generative AI tools, and recommends using tools already licensed by IS&T for the MIT community.
9+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): IS&T recommends MIT community members first consider using tools and services which have already been licensed by IS&T for use by the MIT community.
Before entering into any license agreements for a new AI tool or service, we recommend reaching out to ai-guidance@mit.edu for a consultation on your planned use of AI and an assessment of the tool or service before it is used.
10+other: MIT holds users responsible for the accuracy of any information they publish, including AI-generated content. Users must be aware that AI-generated information may be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, biased, fabricated, or contain third-party intellectual property.
11+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): Be aware that information generated by AI may be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, biased, fabricated, or may contain material subject to a third party's intellectual property ownership. You are responsible for the accuracy of any information you publish, including AI-generated content.
12+other: MIT maintains a list of approved generative AI tools licensed by IS&T for use by the MIT community. Only these tools are approved for use with low- and medium-risk information, and any tool not on the list requires contacting ai-guidance@mit.edu for assessment before use or purchase. No generative AI tools are approved for use with High Risk MIT information.
13+Evidence (en, 3a95a461a608): The following tools are approved for use with low- and medium-risk information
Adobe Firefly - Generate or modify images via text prompts. Available to MIT faculty, staff, and students.
AWS Bedrock - Developer access to third-party large language models via API. Available to MIT faculty and staff.
AWS Sagemaker - Managed AI/ML model access and training. Available to MIT faculty and staff.
Azure OpenAI - Developer access to Azure OpenAI and other cognitive services. Available to MIT faculty and staff.
Google Gemini - Text-based AI chatbot. Available to MIT faculty, staff, and students.
Google NotebookLM - Research assistant and note-taking tool. Available to MIT faculty, staff, and studen...
14+other: MIT prohibits the use of generative AI for purposes that may require in-depth risk assessments without prior consultation with ai-guidance@mit.edu. Such purposes include recruitment and hiring of employees, evaluating student academic performance, making investment decisions, and complaint and dispute resolution.
15+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): Do not use generative AI for purposes that may require in-depth risk assessments without contacting ai-guidance@mit.edu. Examples include: recruitment and hiring of employees, evaluating student academic performance, making investment decisions, and complaint and dispute resolution.
16+other: MIT departments, labs, centers, and institutes (DLCIs) already using a generative AI tool or service must ensure that the tool complies with all Institute policies and Information Protection guidelines, and must contact ai-guidance@mit.edu for consultation or assessment if needed.
17+Evidence (en, 9f5d98b57ae0): If an MIT DLCI is already using a generative AI tool or service, ensure that the tool complies with all Institute policies and Information Protection guidelines. Contact ai-guidance@mit.edu if you have a need for a consultation or assessment.
Claim changes
8 claim records
academic_integrity
MIT advises community members to disclose the use of generative AI tools for all academic, educational, and research-related uses, and not to publish research results relying on AI-generated content without disclosing the nature of such use.
Review: Agent reviewed
other
No generative AI tools, including those licensed by IS&T, are approved for use with High Risk MIT information. Additionally, MIT does not recommend using publicly available GenAI tools not subject to an Institute licensing agreement for MIT research and educational activities, even with Low Risk or Medium Risk information.
Review: Agent reviewed
other
Use of generative AI tools at MIT must comply with all applicable federal and state laws and orders (including FERPA, HIPAA, Massachusetts Data Protection Standards, export control laws, and the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI), Institute policies (including 10.1 Academic and Research Misconduct, 11.0 Privacy and Disclosure of Personal Information, and 13.0 Information Policies), Information Protection guidelines, and the Institute's Written Information Security Program (WISP), plus any additional policies established by the user's department, lab, center, or institute (DLCI).
Review: Agent reviewed
other
MIT holds users responsible for the accuracy of any information they publish, including AI-generated content. Users must be aware that AI-generated information may be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, biased, fabricated, or contain third-party intellectual property.
Review: Agent reviewed
other
MIT maintains a list of approved generative AI tools licensed by IS&T for use by the MIT community. Only these tools are approved for use with low- and medium-risk information, and any tool not on the list requires contacting ai-guidance@mit.edu for assessment before use or purchase. No generative AI tools are approved for use with High Risk MIT information.
Review: Agent reviewed
other
MIT prohibits the use of generative AI for purposes that may require in-depth risk assessments without prior consultation with ai-guidance@mit.edu. Such purposes include recruitment and hiring of employees, evaluating student academic performance, making investment decisions, and complaint and dispute resolution.
Review: Agent reviewed
other
MIT departments, labs, centers, and institutes (DLCIs) already using a generative AI tool or service must ensure that the tool complies with all Institute policies and Information Protection guidelines, and must contact ai-guidance@mit.edu for consultation or assessment if needed.
Review: Agent reviewed
Source snapshots
4 source attributions
Generative AI & Your Course
official_guidance checked May 6, 2026
Generative AI tools available at MIT
official_guidance checked May 6, 2026
Guidance for use of Generative AI tools
official_guidance checked May 6, 2026
Rethinking Your Problem Sets in the World of Generative AI
official_guidance checked May 6, 2026