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University of British Columbia

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedMay 23, 2026Last changedMay 23, 2026Claims19Sources13Latest releasepublic-release-20260523-002Release records3
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Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

University of British Columbia currently has 19 source-backed claim records and 13 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 23, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 9 newly extracted claims, 4 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of British Columbia. 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.

Policy text0Newly extracted9Evidence0Source snapshots4Source text0Source added0Source removed0

Combined release diff

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

University of British Columbia combined release diff

Combining 3 public release diffs for this university. Each section below keeps the original release-to-release comparison.

+35-8
11 # University of British Columbia 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: UBC says students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.
5+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): No. Students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.
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+academic_integrity: UBC says educators should tell students when and how to acknowledge GenAI use if GenAI tools are allowed in assessed work.
10+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): If GenAI tools are allowed for student use in assessed work, educators should make it clear to students when and how they should acknowledge its use.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+privacy: UBC says instructors should not submit student work or personal information to AI detectors unless the detector has undergone UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review.
15+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): Instructors should not submit student academic work or personal information to AI detectors that have not undergone a UBC Privacy Impact Assessment.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
817 ## Source snapshot hash changed
918 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://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot 84b6befc047b89e306d54f512d4afcf4e10dae50d9fe4b682968f25f6fdf71c3
11-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
19+Source https://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot d3989125ce8d90036521247d22f7d10ec640a5bd858f3a58c8c844283733d251
20+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1221 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1322 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.
14-Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 6bbb5fcbff690d26cad89c3e3f9fc7e41059818f7cfd3f822574310dc7bb1cbd
15-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
23+Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 0a10700e5b9ae757ebb2e087e23f3969882265c8e7727c23a77f543c3319f882
24+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1625 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1726 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.
18-Source https://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot d3989125ce8d90036521247d22f7d10ec640a5bd858f3a58c8c844283733d251
19-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
27+Source https://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot 84b6befc047b89e306d54f512d4afcf4e10dae50d9fe4b682968f25f6fdf71c3
28+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
2029 ## Source snapshot hash changed
2130 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.
22-Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 0a10700e5b9ae757ebb2e087e23f3969882265c8e7727c23a77f543c3319f882
23-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
31+Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 6bbb5fcbff690d26cad89c3e3f9fc7e41059818f7cfd3f822574310dc7bb1cbd
32+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
2433 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2534 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
35+ai_tool_treatment: UBC lists generative AI tools by whether they are approved for required instructional use.
36+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Privacy Impact Assessments for GenerativeAI Instructional Use at UBC
37+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
2638 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2739 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
40+ai_tool_treatment: UBC allows required instructional use of Microsoft Copilot for Organizations with caution when students use UBC credentials and avoid personal information or intellectual property.
41+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Yes, with caution: Students should log in with their UBC credentials, be reminded not to enter personal information or intellectual property into the tool.
42+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
2843 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2944 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
45+teaching: UBC says instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate permitted and prohibited GenAI use to students.
46+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): Instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate to students the permitted and/or prohibited use of GenAI in their academic work.
47+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
3048 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3149 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
50+academic_integrity: UBC strongly discourages use of AI-generated-content detectors because of concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
51+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): The use of applications to detect AI-generated content is strongly discouraged at this time, due to concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
52+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
3253 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3354 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
55+privacy: UBC says a Privacy Impact Assessment is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
56+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): Under British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
57+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
3458 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3559 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
60+privacy: UBC conducts Privacy Impact Assessments case by case to mitigate privacy risks associated with information handling.
61+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): At UBC, PIAs are conducted on a case-by-case basis, with a focus on proactively mitigating privacy risks associated with information handling.
62+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.

Policy text0Newly extracted3Source snapshots2Source text0
Release diffDiff JSON

University of British Columbia public-release-20260523-002 diff

Comparing public-release-20260523-001 to public-release-20260523-002.

+13-4
11 # University of British Columbia 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: UBC says students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.
5+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): No. Students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.
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+academic_integrity: UBC says educators should tell students when and how to acknowledge GenAI use if GenAI tools are allowed in assessed work.
10+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): If GenAI tools are allowed for student use in assessed work, educators should make it clear to students when and how they should acknowledge its use.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+privacy: UBC says instructors should not submit student work or personal information to AI detectors unless the detector has undergone UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review.
15+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): Instructors should not submit student academic work or personal information to AI detectors that have not undergone a UBC Privacy Impact Assessment.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
817 ## Source snapshot hash changed
918 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://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot 84b6befc047b89e306d54f512d4afcf4e10dae50d9fe4b682968f25f6fdf71c3
11-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
19+Source https://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot d3989125ce8d90036521247d22f7d10ec640a5bd858f3a58c8c844283733d251
20+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1221 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1322 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.
14-Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 6bbb5fcbff690d26cad89c3e3f9fc7e41059818f7cfd3f822574310dc7bb1cbd
15-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
23+Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 0a10700e5b9ae757ebb2e087e23f3969882265c8e7727c23a77f543c3319f882
24+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

public-release-20260524-001

Compared with public-release-20260523-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted0Source snapshots2Source text0
Release diffDiff JSON

University of British Columbia public-release-20260524-001 diff

Comparing public-release-20260523-002 to public-release-20260524-001.

+4-4
11 # University of British Columbia 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://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot d3989125ce8d90036521247d22f7d10ec640a5bd858f3a58c8c844283733d251
5-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
4+Source https://ai.ctlt.ubc.ca/privacy-impact-assessments-for-generativeai-instructional-use-at-ubc/ snapshot 84b6befc047b89e306d54f512d4afcf4e10dae50d9fe4b682968f25f6fdf71c3
5+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
66 ## Source snapshot hash changed
77 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.
8-Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 0a10700e5b9ae757ebb2e087e23f3969882265c8e7727c23a77f543c3319f882
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z
8+Source https://genai.ubc.ca/guidance/teaching-learning-guidelines/guidelines-for-all-uses-of-genai-in-teaching-learning/ snapshot 6bbb5fcbff690d26cad89c3e3f9fc7e41059818f7cfd3f822574310dc7bb1cbd
9+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-10T14:00:00Z

public-release-20260526-003

Compared with public-release-20260526-001.

Policy text0Newly extracted6Source snapshots0Source text0
Release diffDiff JSON

University of British Columbia public-release-20260526-003 diff

Comparing public-release-20260526-001 to public-release-20260526-003.

+18-0
11 # University of British Columbia 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: UBC lists generative AI tools by whether they are approved for required instructional use.
5+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Privacy Impact Assessments for GenerativeAI Instructional Use at UBC
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+ai_tool_treatment: UBC allows required instructional use of Microsoft Copilot for Organizations with caution when students use UBC credentials and avoid personal information or intellectual property.
10+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Yes, with caution: Students should log in with their UBC credentials, be reminded not to enter personal information or intellectual property into the tool.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+teaching: UBC says instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate permitted and prohibited GenAI use to students.
15+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): Instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate to students the permitted and/or prohibited use of GenAI in their academic work.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+academic_integrity: UBC strongly discourages use of AI-generated-content detectors because of concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
20+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): The use of applications to detect AI-generated content is strongly discouraged at this time, due to concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+privacy: UBC says a Privacy Impact Assessment is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
25+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): Under British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+privacy: UBC conducts Privacy Impact Assessments case by case to mitigate privacy risks associated with information handling.
30+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): At UBC, PIAs are conducted on a case-by-case basis, with a focus on proactively mitigating privacy risks associated with information handling.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

Claim changes

19 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

UBC lists generative AI tools by whether they are approved for required instructional use.

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ai_tool_treatment

UBC says students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

ai_tool_treatment

UBC allows required instructional use of Microsoft Copilot for Organizations with caution when students use UBC credentials and avoid personal information or intellectual property.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

teaching

UBC says instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate permitted and prohibited GenAI use to students.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

academic_integrity

UBC says educators should tell students when and how to acknowledge GenAI use if GenAI tools are allowed in assessed work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

academic_integrity

UBC strongly discourages use of AI-generated-content detectors because of concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

privacy

UBC says instructors should not submit student work or personal information to AI detectors unless the detector has undergone UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

privacy

UBC says a Privacy Impact Assessment is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

privacy

UBC conducts Privacy Impact Assessments case by case to mitigate privacy risks associated with information handling.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-US

academic_integrity

Students may only use GenAI for assessed work (assignments, exams, projects, theses) if expressly permitted by their instructor, supervisor, or program.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

The use of applications to detect AI-generated content is strongly discouraged at UBC due to concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property. Turnitin AI detection is not enabled.

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academic_integrity

All uses of GenAI at UBC must uphold academic integrity and adhere to the academic misconduct regulations in the UBC Okanagan and Vancouver calendars.

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privacy

UBC says instructors or teaching assistants cannot require students to use GenAI or any other technology tool that requires sharing personal information unless the tool has undergone a UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review and been approved for use with personal information.

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privacy

Do not enter personal information into any generative AI tool that has not been through UBC's FIPPA compliance assessment (PIA), as to do so may be a breach of privacy.

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teaching

UBC recognizes generative AI as a tool to assist in tasks, not a replacement for human creativity and judgment, and encourages experimentation within ethical and responsible use boundaries.

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teaching

Faculty and staff may use GenAI in teaching and learning so long as this is within the bounds of legal, university, Faculty, or program-level policies and requirements.

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ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot for Organizations is the approved institutional GenAI chatbot at UBC, available to all faculty, students, and staff with UBC credentials, with PIA interim approval.

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academic_integrity

Graduate students must obtain approval from their supervisor/committee for substantive GenAI use in research and thesis work, and must include a GenAI use statement in their thesis preface.

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teaching

Use of GenAI in teaching and learning should respect Indigenous data sovereignty and community protocols for use and sharing of Indigenous knowledges, intellectual properties, and data.

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Source snapshots

13 source attributions

GenAI - Academic Integrity at UBC

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Snapshot hash
e5886b8fbffbbb348fd2ebc43b15fb59f4528065ae05ff958ac9fc96258830a4

Principles for the Use of Generative AI Tools

official_policy_page Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Snapshot hash
0e6f376cd2d07ed3ed0fb7aceed5e0ca29bcc3544d2ec9e29e442118aeaf252b

Privacy & Risk - Generative AI

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM

Snapshot hash
0dd15e2aa73bf919a8a8d438ab8cbc3e6608f1f1b89bcad664cd29ec3eddc31c

Privacy & Risk - Generative AI at UBC

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Snapshot hash
c02870d6c786d400d622d239e90952bfe84a0df4fcc74ceb96aec926c868c88e

UBC Guidance - Generative AI

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Snapshot hash
6850138c83175af75da06d2efac708a4c953c419038a13c25b4239cfe643e86d