ai_tool_treatment
USI's general rule permits use of generative AI tools unless a specific activity explicitly prohibits them, and says use must be correctly acknowledged.
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USI - Università della Svizzera italiana
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USI - Università della Svizzera italiana currently has 6 source-backed claim records and 4 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 16, 2026.
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11 # USI - Università della Svizzera italiana AI policy record
2+ai_tool_treatment: USI's general rule permits use of generative AI tools unless a specific activity explicitly prohibits them, and says use must be correctly acknowledged.
3+Evidence (en, ce40274d906f): As a general rule the use of generative AI tools is thus permitted, unless explicitly prohibited for a specific activity (e.g. exam, assignment, specific tasks, etc.). However, their use must always be correctly acknowledged.
4+academic_integrity: USI student recommendations say students must follow teachers' instructions for GenAI use in written work; complete drafting of exam papers, dissertations, or final papers with GenAI is generally not permitted, and unauthorised use is academic fraud subject to study-regulation penalties.
5+Evidence (en, 9d961559b95a): In general, when writing exam papers, final papers, theses, etc., students are required to strictly follow their teachers' instructions regarding the use of Gen AI tools. As a general rule, the use of Gen AI tools for the complete drafting of exam papers, dissertations, final papers, etc. is not permitted.
6+source_status: USI maintains a public generative-AI guidance hub and June 2025 recommendations for both students and teaching staff; the Desk page says those recommendations expand and replace earlier 2023 communications.
7+Evidence (en, ce40274d906f): In June 2025, the Recommendations on the use of generative AI in education for USI's faculty and students have been published. These documents expand and replace previous communications of 2023.
8+teaching: USI teaching-staff recommendations advise teachers to clearly communicate what students should, can, and cannot do with GenAI tools for course learning activities and to include relevant information in the course syllabus.
9+Evidence (en, b3622234b5f3): Teachers are advised to clearly communicate at the beginning and during the course what students should /can /cannot do with Gen AI tools for learning activities related to their course. For this purpose, it is recommended to include a section in the course syllabus summarising the relevant information.
10+privacy: USI recommendations say GenAI use should account for data protection and that confidential documents and sensitive data should not be shared with GenAI tools.
11+Evidence (en, 9d961559b95a): Gen AI must be used critically, competently and responsibly, paying particular attention to the trustworthiness of the answers provided, data protection, environmental sustainability aspects, and ensuring that confidential documents and sensitive data are not shared.
12+academic_integrity: USI teaching-staff recommendations strongly discourage reliance on tools designed to detect GenAI-generated text, saying suspected misuse should follow normal misconduct procedures defined in faculty study regulations.
13+Evidence (en, b3622234b5f3): However, it is strongly discouraged to rely on tools designed to detect text generated with the help of Gen AI (e.g. ChatGPTzero and similar). These tools are still unreliable and of little use, as they only provide a statistical estimate without offering any definite proof of the actual use of such tools.
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6 claim records
academic_integrity
USI student recommendations say students must follow teachers' instructions for GenAI use in written work; complete drafting of exam papers, dissertations, or final papers with GenAI is generally not permitted, and unauthorised use is academic fraud subject to study-regulation penalties.
Review: Agent reviewed
source_status
USI maintains a public generative-AI guidance hub and June 2025 recommendations for both students and teaching staff; the Desk page says those recommendations expand and replace earlier 2023 communications.
Review: Agent reviewed
teaching
USI teaching-staff recommendations advise teachers to clearly communicate what students should, can, and cannot do with GenAI tools for course learning activities and to include relevant information in the course syllabus.
Review: Agent reviewed
privacy
USI recommendations say GenAI use should account for data protection and that confidential documents and sensitive data should not be shared with GenAI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
academic_integrity
USI teaching-staff recommendations strongly discourage reliance on tools designed to detect GenAI-generated text, saying suspected misuse should follow normal misconduct procedures defined in faculty study regulations.
Review: Agent reviewed
Source snapshots
4 source attributions
ChatGPT & Generative AI @ USI
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
Generative AI at USI
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
Generative AI in education: Recommendations for the USI student community
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
Generative AI in education: Recommendations for USI teaching staff
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026