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University of Basel

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedMay 15, 2026Last changedMay 15, 2026Claims7Sources4
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University of Basel currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 4 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 15, 2026.

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11 # University of Basel AI policy record
2+academic_integrity: The University of Basel AI citation guidelines state that AI tools must always be cited like other tools and sources, and that student papers without complete attribution may be seen as attempted plagiarism or cheating.
3+Evidence (en, 76ba51401ec4): AI tools must always be cited, just like other tools and sources. Student papers without complete attribution of sources and tools may be seen as attempted plagiarism or cheating.
4+ai_tool_treatment: The University of Basel says it is not planning a general ban on AI-based tools, and that lecturers can decide case by case whether to integrate AI-based tools into teaching, exams, and assessments or restrict their use.
5+Evidence (en, 464d3ef3cc21): The University of Basel does not plan to introduce a general ban on AI-based tools. Professors and lecturers can decide on a case-by-case basis if they want to integrate AI-based tools into their teaching and/or into exams and assessments, or if they want to restrict their use.
6+academic_integrity: The University of Basel AI citation guidelines say AI-supported tools may only be used in a supporting role for work submitted for credit, with students retaining a controlling role and responsibility for their own work.
7+Evidence (en, 76ba51401ec4): Student assignments and examinations must always be the independent work of the students themselves. For this reason, AI-supported tools may only be used in a supporting role for any work that is submitted for credit. Students must retain a controlling role
8+privacy: University Library Basel guidance on licensed e-resources says third-party use includes uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT and other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.
9+Evidence (en, 76db9a066525): Third party use includes uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT and other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.
10+privacy: In its AI teaching scenarios, the University of Basel identifies compliance with data protection and copyright law, including assessing tools from those perspectives, as part of productive AI-tool integration in learning and teaching.
11+Evidence (en, 464d3ef3cc21): Compliance with data protection and copyright law (data is stored on US servers) Measures Assessing tools from the perspective of data protection and copyright law
12+academic_integrity: For regulating AI use in exams and assessments, the University of Basel lists task adaptation, preventing tool access, and declaration-of-independent-authorship restrictions as measures.
13+Evidence (en, 464d3ef3cc21): Restricting the use of AI in exams and assessments ... Adapting tasks in exams and assessments (learning objectives level) ... Preventing access to tools (assessment security) Measures Exam-wifi / Safe Browser ... Setting up restrictions (preventive measures / scientific integrity) Measures Declaration of independent authorship
14+source_status: The University of Basel has an AI Initiative that provides services to answer AI questions, identify risks, train university teaching for the age of AI, and empower employees to work constructively with AI.
15+Evidence (en, 001b56350be5): The initiative provides services that help answer open questions about AI, identify risks and minimise potential disadvantages. The latest research findings are being bundled and made visible, university teaching is being trained for the age of AI, and employees are being empowered to deal constructively with AI in the course of their work.

Claim changes

7 claim records

academic_integrity

The University of Basel AI citation guidelines state that AI tools must always be cited like other tools and sources, and that student papers without complete attribution may be seen as attempted plagiarism or cheating.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

The University of Basel says it is not planning a general ban on AI-based tools, and that lecturers can decide case by case whether to integrate AI-based tools into teaching, exams, and assessments or restrict their use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

The University of Basel AI citation guidelines say AI-supported tools may only be used in a supporting role for work submitted for credit, with students retaining a controlling role and responsibility for their own work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

University Library Basel guidance on licensed e-resources says third-party use includes uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT and other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

In its AI teaching scenarios, the University of Basel identifies compliance with data protection and copyright law, including assessing tools from those perspectives, as part of productive AI-tool integration in learning and teaching.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

For regulating AI use in exams and assessments, the University of Basel lists task adaptation, preventing tool access, and declaration-of-independent-authorship restrictions as measures.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

source_status

The University of Basel has an AI Initiative that provides services to answer AI questions, identify risks, train university teaching for the age of AI, and empower employees to work constructively with AI.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

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4 source attributions