11 # University of Helsinki AI policy record
2+academic_integrity: University of Helsinki student guidance treats prohibited use of large language models, or failing to report their use as instructed, as cheating; the cheating and plagiarism guidance also lists presenting AI-generated text or solutions as one's own as plagiarism.
3+Evidence (en, 4f5db1fc3f21): If you use a large language model in a course, part of a course or examination where it is prohibited in advance, please note that this constitutes cheating.
4+research: University of Helsinki research guidance supports responsible and critical use of GenAI in research, but says researchers are responsible for outputs, should verify them, describe substantial GenAI use, and must not list GenAI as a co-author.
5+Evidence (en, dcbeabc3bd2c): Researchers are responsible for their own use of GenAI ... you must always verify the output of GenAI ... When substantially using GenAI in your research, indicate the name of the tool and the version used.
6+teaching: University of Helsinki guidance says large language models may generally be used in teaching and writing support, while course teachers can restrict or prohibit use on pedagogical grounds and AI cannot be used in maturity tests.
7+Evidence (en, ef7c3d7900b4): As a rule, large language models may be used in teaching and in support of writing. On pedagogical grounds, course teachers can restrict or prohibit the use of large language models on their courses. In maturity tests, the use of large language models is not permitted.
8+privacy: University of Helsinki IT guidance says Copilot may only be used for public or open data and not personal data, while CurreChat may process internal data but not confidential or secret data.
9+Evidence (en, 0f160808e4d7): Copilot with commercial data protection ... can only be used to process public or open data. Personal data must not be processed in Copilot. CurreChat ... can also be used to process internal data. CurreChat must not be used to process confidential or secret data.
10+ai_tool_treatment: University of Helsinki identifies Microsoft Copilot with commercial data protection and CurreChat as its general-purpose generative AI services and recommends primarily using University-supported AI services.
11+Evidence (en, 0f160808e4d7): The University of Helsinki has two general-purpose generative AI solutions: Microsoft Copilot with commercial data protection, available for all students and staff members over the age of 18, and CurreChat, which is restricted for use by the staff and for teaching purposes. We recommend primarily using AI services supported by the University, such as Copilot with commercial data protection and CurreChat.