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The Ohio State University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 19, 2026Last changedJul 19, 2026Claims11Sources5Latest releasepublic-release-20260526-001Release records2
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Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

The Ohio State University currently has 11 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 19, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 4 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for The Ohio State University. Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

Diff categories

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Combined release diff

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The Ohio State University combined release diff

Combining 2 public release diffs for this university. Each section below keeps the original release-to-release comparison.

+14-2
11 # The Ohio State 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+teaching: Ohio State guidance says instructors who permit AI should provide clear and precise parameters about tools, features, assignments, activities, and allowable use.
5+Evidence (en, 747e1d2cf851): If you want to permit students to use AI, it is important to provide clear and precise parameters about the kind of use you will permit, in order to avoid misunderstandings. This may vary by assignment and activity, and type of AI tool.
6+Source Last-Modified: 2026-05-22T20:22:59.000Z
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+teaching: Ohio State Arts and Sciences guidance provides sample course-level prohibition language stating students are not permitted to use AI tools in a course when that is the instructor's policy.
10+Evidence (en, 747e1d2cf851): Course-level Prohibition of Student Use of AI If students may not make any use of AI in your course, we recommend a statement along the following lines: Because you will best accomplish the goals of this course by undertaking all activities and assessments without AI assistance, you are not permitted to use any AI tools in this course.
11+Source Last-Modified: 2026-05-22T20:22:59.000Z
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: Google Gemini is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
15+Evidence (en, f4cab8898551): Available AI tools differ based on how vendors use the data you enter. Microsoft Copilot Chat and Gemini [are] provided by Ohio State. Availability: Automatically integrated into OSU student and employee accounts.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:38:43.896Z
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 Chat is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
20+Evidence (en, f4cab8898551): Available AI tools differ based on how vendors use the data you enter. Microsoft Copilot Chat and Gemini [are] provided by Ohio State. Availability: Automatically integrated into OSU student and employee accounts.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z
1022 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1123 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
12-Source https://ai.osu.edu/resources-buckeyes/responsible-use snapshot c820cdb15de799f2ab278e92bfda904faa22a247b2aa0fa9c9d9d95f2e026666
13-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z
24+Source https://ai.osu.edu/resources-buckeyes/responsible-use snapshot f4cab889855161bfae804fbef9b32c5551e96cc8cb30b7d44655e2d7bc2f0abb
25+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z

Release history

2 public release diffs

public-release-20260526-001

Compared with public-release-20260524-001.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Source snapshots0Source text0
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The Ohio State University public-release-20260526-001 diff

Comparing public-release-20260524-001 to public-release-20260526-001.

+6-0
11 # The Ohio State 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+teaching: Ohio State guidance says instructors who permit AI should provide clear and precise parameters about tools, features, assignments, activities, and allowable use.
5+Evidence (en, 747e1d2cf851): If you want to permit students to use AI, it is important to provide clear and precise parameters about the kind of use you will permit, in order to avoid misunderstandings. This may vary by assignment and activity, and type of AI tool.
6+Source Last-Modified: 2026-05-22T20:22:59.000Z
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+teaching: Ohio State Arts and Sciences guidance provides sample course-level prohibition language stating students are not permitted to use AI tools in a course when that is the instructor's policy.
10+Evidence (en, 747e1d2cf851): Course-level Prohibition of Student Use of AI If students may not make any use of AI in your course, we recommend a statement along the following lines: Because you will best accomplish the goals of this course by undertaking all activities and assessments without AI assistance, you are not permitted to use any AI tools in this course.
11+Source Last-Modified: 2026-05-22T20:22:59.000Z

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Source snapshots1Source text0
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The Ohio State University public-release-20260715-005 diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

+8-2
11 # The Ohio State 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: Google Gemini is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
5+Evidence (en, f4cab8898551): Available AI tools differ based on how vendors use the data you enter. Microsoft Copilot Chat and Gemini [are] provided by Ohio State. Availability: Automatically integrated into OSU student and employee accounts.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:38:43.896Z
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: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
10+Evidence (en, f4cab8898551): Available AI tools differ based on how vendors use the data you enter. Microsoft Copilot Chat and Gemini [are] provided by Ohio State. Availability: Automatically integrated into OSU student and employee accounts.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
8-Source https://ai.osu.edu/resources-buckeyes/responsible-use snapshot c820cdb15de799f2ab278e92bfda904faa22a247b2aa0fa9c9d9d95f2e026666
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z
14+Source https://ai.osu.edu/resources-buckeyes/responsible-use snapshot f4cab889855161bfae804fbef9b32c5551e96cc8cb30b7d44655e2d7bc2f0abb
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:39:43.896Z

Claim changes

11 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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ai_tool_treatment

Google Gemini is listed for The Ohio State University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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teaching

Ohio State Arts and Sciences guidance provides sample course-level prohibition language stating students are not permitted to use AI tools in a course when that is the instructor's policy.

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teaching

Ohio State guidance says instructors who permit AI should provide clear and precise parameters about tools, features, assignments, activities, and allowable use.

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ai_tool_treatment

Ohio State responsible-use guidance says students should use GenAI tools for coursework only with the explicit permission of each instructor, and only in the ways allowed by that instructor.

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academic_integrity

Ohio State Arts and Sciences guidance quotes the OSU Committee on Academic Misconduct policy that generative AI tools should not be used to complete course assignments unless the course instructor specifically authorizes their use.

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privacy

Ohio State teaching guidance says data entered in AI applications using a personal account will not be protected, and users must log in to an approved AI tool with Ohio State credentials before entering institutional data above S1.

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security_review

Ohio State OTDI guidance says unvetted AI tools should not receive institutional data above S1, and users should enter only the data necessary when using approved AI tools with institutional data.

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privacy

Ohio State responsible-use guidance says public GenAI prompts should be considered public and used to train AI models, while prompts and results in Ohio State-provided Copilot Chat, Gemini, and Microsoft 365 Copilot are protected inside OSU's environment and not used to train public AI models.

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teaching

Ohio State teaching guidance recommends that instructors establish expectations for academic integrity and AI use early, include university academic-integrity policies in the syllabus, and communicate course-specific GenAI expectations.

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ai_tool_treatment

Ohio State teaching guidance says the university has reviewed and vetted standalone generative AI applications for faculty, staff, and students, including Microsoft Copilot, Adobe Firefly, and Google Gemini.

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Source snapshots

5 source attributions