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University of York

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedMay 23, 2026Last changedMay 23, 2026Claims9Sources7Latest releasepublic-release-20260523-002Release records3

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University of York currently has 9 source-backed claim records and 7 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 23, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 3 newly extracted claims, 2 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of York. 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.

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11 # University of York 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: University of York says students must sign into Gemini with University credentials to ensure data protection.
5+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): You must sign into Gemini using your University credentials to ensure this.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Source snapshot hash changed
58 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
6-Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot 1832f9b364f9a06c07b42b564c39c37f64f9262dfbd4b1166255ceda10568fbf
7-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
9+Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot b9c21a4793ac4f857d41d481c9cfc436028fc52feb20269c4c9fb400aa730b90
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
811 ## Source snapshot hash changed
912 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
10-Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot b9c21a4793ac4f857d41d481c9cfc436028fc52feb20269c4c9fb400aa730b90
11-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-15T04:03:51Z
13+Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot 1832f9b364f9a06c07b42b564c39c37f64f9262dfbd4b1166255ceda10568fbf
14+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-15T04:03:51Z
1215 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1316 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
17+ai_tool_treatment: University of York identifies Google Gemini as its preferred generative AI tool.
18+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): Google Gemini is the University's preferred generative AI tool because any data inputted is fully protected and chats are never used for training or human review by Google.
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1420 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1521 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
22+privacy: University of York tells students not to upload personal, sensitive, or copyrighted material to generative AI.
23+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): Do not upload personal/sensitive/copyrighted material to generative AI.
24+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

Release history

3 public release diffs

public-release-20260523-002

Compared with public-release-20260523-001.

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Release diff Diff JSON

11 # University of York 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: University of York says students must sign into Gemini with University credentials to ensure data protection.
5+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): You must sign into Gemini using your University credentials to ensure this.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Source snapshot hash changed
58 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
6-Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot 1832f9b364f9a06c07b42b564c39c37f64f9262dfbd4b1166255ceda10568fbf
7-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
9+Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot b9c21a4793ac4f857d41d481c9cfc436028fc52feb20269c4c9fb400aa730b90
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

public-release-20260524-001

Compared with public-release-20260523-002.

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Release diff Diff JSON

11 # University of York AI policy diff
22 ## Source snapshot hash changed
33 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
4-Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot b9c21a4793ac4f857d41d481c9cfc436028fc52feb20269c4c9fb400aa730b90
5-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-15T04:03:51Z
4+Source https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/assessment-and-examination/ai/taught-student-guidance/ snapshot 1832f9b364f9a06c07b42b564c39c37f64f9262dfbd4b1166255ceda10568fbf
5+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-15T04:03:51Z

public-release-20260526-003

Compared with public-release-20260526-001.

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Release diff Diff JSON

11 # University of York 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: University of York identifies Google Gemini as its preferred generative AI tool.
5+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): Google Gemini is the University's preferred generative AI tool because any data inputted is fully protected and chats are never used for training or human review by Google.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+privacy: University of York tells students not to upload personal, sensitive, or copyrighted material to generative AI.
10+Evidence (en-GB, b9c21a4793ac): Do not upload personal/sensitive/copyrighted material to generative AI.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

Claim changes

9 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

University of York identifies Google Gemini as its preferred generative AI tool.

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privacy

University of York says students must sign into Gemini with University credentials to ensure data protection.

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privacy

University of York tells students not to upload personal, sensitive, or copyrighted material to generative AI.

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ai_tool_treatment

The University of York identifies Gemini as the University's preferred GenAI tool because data inputted into it is fully protected.

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academic_integrity

University of York student assessment guidance says false authorship is considered an academic misconduct offence under University policy and is treated very seriously.

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privacy

For University data, York's IT guidance says staff and students must only use GenAI tools that are provided and licensed by the University.

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research

For PGR programmes, York states that postgraduate researchers are responsible for maintaining critical oversight of their use of generative AI.

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research

York's Responsible AI Use in Research policy requires researchers to document when and what AI tools are used and their influence on the research and dissemination process.

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teaching

For taught teaching and assessment, York staff guidance recommends keeping students informed of expectations at module and assessment level.

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