11 # University of Surrey AI policy record
2+privacy: University of Surrey's GenAI procedure says personal, confidential, and commercially sensitive information, including intellectual property, must not be entered into GenAI tools unless those tools are approved by IT Services and meet security and compliance requirements.
3+Evidence (en, d70c5e63007d): To reduce the risk of data breaches and misuse, personal, confidential, and commercially sensitive information (including Intellectual Property) must NOT be entered into GenAI tools--internal or external--unless they are approved by IT Services and meet the organisation's security and compliance requirements.
4+ai_tool_treatment: University of Surrey's GenAI procedure says all users must read and understand the procedure before using any form of GenAI during University work, and frames GenAI use as supporting teaching, research, and operations while protecting information and integrity.
5+Evidence (en, d70c5e63007d): This procedure sets out how GenAI tools may be used within the University to support teaching, research, and operations, while protecting information, complying with legal and regulatory requirements, and maintaining academic and professional integrity. All users must read and understand this procedure before engaging with any form of GenAI during University work.
6+research: University of Surrey's CAQDAS guidance for qualitative data analysis says researchers intending to use Generative AI for any aspect of qualitative data analysis must be upfront with participants and seek their consent for using their data in that way.
7+Evidence (en-GB, f40698d95efd): If you intend to use Generative AI for any aspect of qualitative data analysis, you must be upfront about it with participants and seek their consent for you using their data in this way.
8+academic_integrity: University of Surrey's MySurrey Help page advises students considering generative AI tools in their work to read the student GenAI guidance and to check assessment briefs or module leaders for the level of AI use permitted in a specific assessment.
9+Evidence (en, 9f8a51ad6979): If you are thinking of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, etc., in your work, the University has produced guidelines for students on responsible use of generative AI (Gen AI). It is important to read and familiarise yourself with these guidelines. In addition, always check your Assessment Briefs or consult your Module Leaders about the levels of AI use permitted for any specific assessment.