Change log

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

Release-to-release tracker diff history with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.

Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

University of California, Berkeley (UCB) currently has 33 source-backed claim records and 16 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jun 15, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 11 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of California, Berkeley (UCB). 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

Semantic classification for this release diff.

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Combined release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from all public release snapshots for this university.

University of California, Berkeley (UCB) combined release diff

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

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11 # University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 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: Firefly, Adobe Creative Cloud is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, bbe589a0f32e): Licensed AI Tools | Firefly, Adobe Creative Cloud | Can Students Access: Yes, get Adobe Firefly access here | Can Employees Access: Yes, get Adobe Firefly access here.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:18:05.188Z
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: ChatGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, c1e548951710): Licensed AI Tools | ChatGPT | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes | Employees: Yes, sign up for ChatGPT EDU | Recharge Service: Yes.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:12:05.188Z
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: DALL-E is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
15+Evidence (en, b5fb5aeb5f4a): Licensed AI Tools | Tools Not Licensed | Image Generation | DALL-E | Not available.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:20:05.188Z
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: Google Gemini App is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, c9c4451f35e1): Licensed AI Tools | Google Gemini App | Can all Students Access: Yes, access Google Gemini here | Employees: Yes, access Google Gemini here.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:13:05.188Z
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: Google AI Pro is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
25+Evidence (en, 4285d027bdf2): Licensed AI Tools | Google AI Pro embedded in Google Workspace | Can Students Access: No | Can Employees Access: Yes, sign up here | Recharge Service: Yes.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:15:05.188Z
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: Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
30+Evidence (en, 04d95fd40ae7): Licensed AI Tools | Microsoft Copilot | Can all Students Access: Yes, access Microsoft Copilot here | Employees: Yes, access Microsoft Copilot here.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:14:05.188Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
35+Evidence (en, 0bc4b84ba09c): Licensed AI Tools | Tools Not Licensed | Productivity | Copilot for Microsoft 365 | Not available.
36+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:19:05.188Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Google NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
40+Evidence (en, 3846da911b2a): Licensed AI Tools | Google NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus | Access is expected to be available for NotebookLM, but not for NotebookLM Plus.
41+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:16:05.188Z
1842 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1943 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
44+ai_tool_treatment: BearGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
45+Evidence (en, f06c99e6ca6d): Licensed AI Tools | BearGPT | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes | Employees: Yes, sign up for BearGPT | Recharge Service: No.
46+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:10:05.188Z
2047 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2148 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
49+ai_tool_treatment: Campus AI Sandbox (Beta) is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
50+Evidence (en, c8cce1c22ef5): Licensed AI Tools | Campus AI Sandbox (Beta) | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes, sign up for Campus AI Sandbox | Employees: Yes, sign up for Campus AI Sandbox.
51+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:11:05.188Z
2252 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2353 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
54+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
55+Evidence (en, 3ac71c20cc60): Licensed AI Tools | Zoom AI Companion | Can Students Access: Yes | Employees: Yes | Automated meeting summary: Yes | Can answer open-ended questions about the meeting: Yes.
56+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:17:05.188Z
2457 ## Source attribution added
2558 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
59+Source https://ai.berkeley.edu/tools-services/licensed-ai-tools snapshot 0bc4b84ba09c2db898bc2e878f1d16493eb71eb8d36800b1a900d92aadfdd945
60+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:19:05.188Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260614-001

Compared with public-release-20260612-001.

Policy text0Newly extracted11Source snapshots0Source text0

University of California, Berkeley (UCB) public-release-20260614-001 diff

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

+35-0
11 # University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 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: Firefly, Adobe Creative Cloud is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, bbe589a0f32e): Licensed AI Tools | Firefly, Adobe Creative Cloud | Can Students Access: Yes, get Adobe Firefly access here | Can Employees Access: Yes, get Adobe Firefly access here.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:18:05.188Z
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: ChatGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, c1e548951710): Licensed AI Tools | ChatGPT | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes | Employees: Yes, sign up for ChatGPT EDU | Recharge Service: Yes.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:12:05.188Z
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: DALL-E is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
15+Evidence (en, b5fb5aeb5f4a): Licensed AI Tools | Tools Not Licensed | Image Generation | DALL-E | Not available.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:20:05.188Z
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: Google Gemini App is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, c9c4451f35e1): Licensed AI Tools | Google Gemini App | Can all Students Access: Yes, access Google Gemini here | Employees: Yes, access Google Gemini here.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:13:05.188Z
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: Google AI Pro is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
25+Evidence (en, 4285d027bdf2): Licensed AI Tools | Google AI Pro embedded in Google Workspace | Can Students Access: No | Can Employees Access: Yes, sign up here | Recharge Service: Yes.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:15:05.188Z
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: Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
30+Evidence (en, 04d95fd40ae7): Licensed AI Tools | Microsoft Copilot | Can all Students Access: Yes, access Microsoft Copilot here | Employees: Yes, access Microsoft Copilot here.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:14:05.188Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
35+Evidence (en, 0bc4b84ba09c): Licensed AI Tools | Tools Not Licensed | Productivity | Copilot for Microsoft 365 | Not available.
36+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:19:05.188Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Google NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
40+Evidence (en, 3846da911b2a): Licensed AI Tools | Google NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus | Access is expected to be available for NotebookLM, but not for NotebookLM Plus.
41+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:16:05.188Z
1842 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1943 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
44+ai_tool_treatment: BearGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
45+Evidence (en, f06c99e6ca6d): Licensed AI Tools | BearGPT | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes | Employees: Yes, sign up for BearGPT | Recharge Service: No.
46+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:10:05.188Z
2047 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2148 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
49+ai_tool_treatment: Campus AI Sandbox (Beta) is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
50+Evidence (en, c8cce1c22ef5): Licensed AI Tools | Campus AI Sandbox (Beta) | Can all Students Access: No | Student Employees: Yes, sign up for Campus AI Sandbox | Employees: Yes, sign up for Campus AI Sandbox.
51+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:11:05.188Z
2252 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2353 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
54+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
55+Evidence (en, 3ac71c20cc60): Licensed AI Tools | Zoom AI Companion | Can Students Access: Yes | Employees: Yes | Automated meeting summary: Yes | Can answer open-ended questions about the meeting: Yes.
56+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:17:05.188Z
2457 ## Source attribution added
2558 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
59+Source https://ai.berkeley.edu/tools-services/licensed-ai-tools snapshot 0bc4b84ba09c2db898bc2e878f1d16493eb71eb8d36800b1a900d92aadfdd945
60+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-15T02:19:05.188Z

Claim changes

33 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

DALL-E is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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ai_tool_treatment

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: restricted or blocked. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Firefly, Adobe Creative Cloud is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Google NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Google AI Pro is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Google Gemini App is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

ChatGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Campus AI Sandbox (Beta) is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

BearGPT is listed for University of California, Berkeley in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

other

UC Berkeley warns that individuals who accept click-through agreements for AI tools (such as OpenAI and ChatGPT terms of use) without delegated signature authority may face personal liability, including responsibility for compliance with terms and conditions.

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other

UC Berkeley requires researchers to comply with varying license agreement terms before using or training AI tools with materials acquired from library-licensed resources or databases. Violations can result in personal liability and campus-wide loss of access to critical research resources.

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other

UC Berkeley states that use of generative AI tools should be consistent with UC Berkeley's Principles of Community and the UC Principles of Responsible AI.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate recommends that all faculty include a clear statement on their syllabus about course expectations regarding the use of Google Gemini or any other generative AI tool for course-related work. In the absence of such a statement, students may be more likely to use these technologies inappropriately.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate states that generative AI detection tools are increasingly less accurate and that there are no validated generative AI detection tools available.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate provides three sample syllabus statement frameworks for faculty: 'Full AI' (GenAI required), 'Some AI' (limited permitted use with restrictions), and 'No AI' (all GenAI use prohibited). Faculty should modify these to fit their course requirements.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate recommends that for assignments where GenAI is not permitted, instructors should adopt enforcement mechanisms such as in-person proctored exams, an additional oral exam component, or a written statement of academic integrity, since no validated GenAI detection tools exist.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate's 'Some AI' syllabus framework requires students to include an acknowledgement of their use of any generative AI system in submitted work, along with the prompts used and how the output was utilized.

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other

At UC Berkeley, publicly-available information classified as Protection Level P1 may be freely used in generative AI tools.

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other

The UC Berkeley Academic Senate advises that for assignments where instructors encourage or require GenAI tools, instructors must ensure students have access to the necessary computing resources. If non-campus-sanctioned resources are required, the instructor is responsible for providing access.

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other

UC Berkeley requires users to use UC-licensed AI tools rather than individual consumer accounts to benefit from UC's contractual data protections when working with information more sensitive than Protection Level P1.

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other

At UC Berkeley, AI tools procured by individual units must adhere to the approved Protection Level limitations advised by that unit, and units should clearly advise staff and users of the appropriate use and Protection Level limitations of their AI tools.

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other

UC Berkeley prohibits the use of generative AI tools to complete academic work in a manner not allowed by the instructor.

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other

UC Berkeley prohibits entering personal, confidential, proprietary, or otherwise sensitive information classified as Protection Level P2, P3, or P4 into generative AI tools, unless specifically allowed under UC's negotiated contracts with AI providers.

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other

UC Berkeley prohibits entering FERPA-protected student records, non-public instructional materials, and proprietary or unpublished research into generative AI tools.

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other

UC Berkeley requires that any new use of generative AI in studies or work must receive approval from the instructor or responsible unit head, and users should complete the AI Essentials Training and consult the CERC-AIR committee.

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other

UC Berkeley warns that AI use involving highly-consequential automated decision-making requires extreme caution and should not be employed without prior consultation with appropriate campus entities including the responsible unit head. Examples include legal analysis, recruitment/personnel decisions, replacing represented employees, facial recognition security tools, and grading or assessment of student work.

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other

UC Berkeley's Office of Ethics, Risk and Compliance provides centralized resources and guidance on the ethical and appropriate use of artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI, with a focus on privacy and compliance with existing laws and policies.

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other

UC Berkeley states that units offering AI tools separately from campus or systemwide agreements should clearly advise staff and users of the appropriate use and Protection Level limitations of those tools.

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other

UC Berkeley offers an 'AI Essentials' training for employees — a approximately 30-minute course covering foundational AI concepts, UC policies regarding AI tool usage, and opportunities for application in higher education.

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other

The University of California system has established Responsible AI Principles comprising eight principles: Appropriateness; Transparency; Accuracy, Reliability and Safety; Fairness and Non-Discrimination; Privacy and Security; Human Values; Shared Benefit and Prosperity; and Accountability.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence85%Evidence1Languagesen

other

UC Berkeley has AI risk assessment pre-screening questions that employees can use to gauge the level of risk involved for an AI use case where AI is integrated into a product, service, or feature at the university. Depending on the risk level determined, the CERC-AIR subcommittee may be engaged for a broader risk assessment.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence85%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

16 source attributions

Artificial Intelligence | Office of Ethics, Risk, and Compliance Services

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

Snapshot hash
5c102cb9aa4fc0297302db4905d56a4b2b4bb279703db075a3cbedd4a025c4dc

Guidance on the use of AI | Berkeley AI Hub

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

Snapshot hash
2bf26ddd14aad49a54c68a5cc18bca60e80b2299496a508d8d24a1846dbeaa37