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Utah State University public-release-20260612-001 diff
Comparing public-release-20260526-003 to public-release-20260612-001.
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11 # Utah 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+privacy: Utah State University's AI Use & Compliance guidance says sensitive, restricted, or confidential data should not be uploaded or processed in AI tools unless the university has an established privacy agreement with the provider.
5+Evidence (en, 3fd84d1113ab): Users are responsible for ensuring that sensitive, restricted, or confidential data (including FERPA, HIPAA, Personal Data, and proprietary university information) is not uploaded or processed in AI tools unless the university has an established privacy agreement with the provider.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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+academic_integrity: Utah State University's teaching guidance says positive AI detection reports should be approached with skepticism and should not be the only point of evidence or suspicion in an accusation of student cheating.
10+Evidence (en, 5e56b3300e18): Until more conclusive research exists on the accuracy of AI detection tools, positive AI detection reports should be approached with skepticism. They should not be the only point of evidence or suspicion in an accusation of student cheating.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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+other: Utah State University's AI Use & Compliance guidance says AI-generated content must be reviewed for accuracy, bias, and copyright compliance before use in coursework, research, or administrative communications.
15+Evidence (en, 3fd84d1113ab): AI-generated content must be reviewed for accuracy, bias, and compliance with copyright regulations before use in coursework, research, or administrative communications.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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: Utah State University's AI Tools page lists Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection, Zoom AI Companion, Box AI, Google Gemini, and Google NotebookLM as available to current USU students, faculty, or staff, while Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available as a purchased add-on by request.
20+Evidence (en, 8f5f3f168e40): Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection Available ... Available for any current USU student, faculty, or staff. ... Zoom AI Companion Available ... Box AI Available ... Google Gemini Available ... Google NotebookLM Available ... Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 Upon Request.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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+teaching: Utah State University's teaching guidance says instructors have autonomy to determine class AI guidelines, but those guidelines must be clearly defined in the syllabus and enforced through Article VI of the Student Code.
25+Evidence (en, f0259adc4996): At USU, instructors are granted some autonomy to determine their own class guidelines relative to AI. However, such guidelines must be clearly defined in the syllabus, and enforcement must follow the procedures outlined in Article VI of the student code.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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+research: Utah State University's research compliance guidance strongly encourages faculty to consider confidentiality when deciding whether AI use is appropriate for research and says researchers should not input confidential, proprietary, or restricted human-subjects data into a generative AI tool.
30+Evidence (en, 71d39187504a): Confidentiality– Researchers should not input any confidential, proprietary, or restricted (i.e., human subjects) data into a generative AI tool. Significant questions involving data privacy, ownership, and access when using generative AI tools warrants caution.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
1432 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1533 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
34+academic_integrity: Utah State University's student AI resources say ChatGPT and other generative AI tools should be treated like other sources for plagiarism and academic integrity, and students should check each professor's policies for when and how AI tools may be used in assignments.
35+Evidence (en, a6e11a39f274): ChatGPT and other generative AI tools should be treated the same way as any other source when it comes to plagiarism and academic integrity. ... Always check your professor's policies to see when/how you are allowed to use these tools in your assignments.
36+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
1637 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1738 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
39+academic_integrity: Utah State University's Student Code Article VI defines cheating to include depending on sources beyond those authorized by the instructor, and defines plagiarism to include representing another person's work as one's own without full and clear acknowledgment; this is adjacent academic-integrity context referenced by USU's AI teaching guidance.
40+Evidence (en, fb84b606a5c9): Cheating: ... depending on the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; ... Plagiarism: representing ... the published or unpublished work of another person as one's own ... without full and clear acknowledgment.
41+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
1842 ## Source attribution added
1943 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
44+Source https://research.usu.edu/compliance/ai-in-research snapshot 71d39187504ae61af3ae5052597385a94703348584065d8480069519eac638d9
45+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
2046 ## Source attribution added
2147 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
48+Source https://www.usu.edu/ai/help-resources/students snapshot a6e11a39f274364705763df734263c31e742ab1ff620d53167b1ddaa9a3b4ef5
49+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
2250 ## Source attribution added
2351 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
52+Source https://www.usu.edu/ai/tools snapshot 8f5f3f168e40cfe7b20df2aad629e6d863b75a4a34e91cbbe7192a9d52fcb2bc
53+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
2454 ## Source attribution added
2555 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
56+Source https://www.usu.edu/infosec/policy/2-8-artificial-intelligence-use-compliance snapshot 3fd84d1113ab325a892d73e8d0b80b393eeafff6ee008461ff6d1de4d991e407
57+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
2658 ## Source attribution added
2759 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
60+Source https://www.usu.edu/student-conduct/student-code/article6 snapshot fb84b606a5c9d03ac4eb3a6fbcb9edc290722bd28b7dd14ab90caa85c8665808
61+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
2862 ## Source attribution added
2963 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
64+Source https://www.usu.edu/teach/help-topics/teaching-tips/communicate-about-ai snapshot f0259adc4996c418d827ca8c91b02d070e57d053cdbdd75f9c505ca12db4d4b7
65+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
3066 ## Source attribution added
3167 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
68+Source https://www.usu.edu/teach/help-topics/teaching-tips/respond-to-inappropriate-ai-use snapshot 5e56b3300e186bcd028f08f4139ce503f3cc44360b016c900b4ab9925eaa6c78
69+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-31T20:43:22.000Z
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