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Brown University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 15, 2026Last changedJul 15, 2026Claims11Sources7Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1

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Brown University currently has 11 source-backed claim records and 7 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 15, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 2 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Brown University. 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 # Brown University 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: Google Gemini Chat is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, cb79f46782ed): Brown OIT states that Google Gemini Chat is an AI service accessible at no cost and integrated with the user's Brown Google account. It is available to Brown students and the listed Brown faculty and staff categories; users log in at gemini.google.com with their Brown account.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:35:43.896Z
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: NotebookLM is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, cb79f46782ed): Brown OIT states that NotebookLM is an AI service accessible at no cost and integrated with the user's Brown Google account. It is available to Brown students and the listed Brown faculty and staff categories; users log in at notebooklm.google.com with their Brown account.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 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://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/google-gemini-chat-and-notebooklm-ai-services snapshot 5f6de8840f33aaad438252ad21684ce67247b3d473b5f521c3636afbd355206d
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z
14+Source https://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/google-gemini-chat-and-notebooklm-ai-services snapshot cb79f46782ed1c5422febec463707c17d373e9c0e56fb57889d22f47c1a62d87
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

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11 # Brown University 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: Google Gemini Chat is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, cb79f46782ed): Brown OIT states that Google Gemini Chat is an AI service accessible at no cost and integrated with the user's Brown Google account. It is available to Brown students and the listed Brown faculty and staff categories; users log in at gemini.google.com with their Brown account.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:35:43.896Z
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: NotebookLM is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, cb79f46782ed): Brown OIT states that NotebookLM is an AI service accessible at no cost and integrated with the user's Brown Google account. It is available to Brown students and the listed Brown faculty and staff categories; users log in at notebooklm.google.com with their Brown account.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 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://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/google-gemini-chat-and-notebooklm-ai-services snapshot 5f6de8840f33aaad438252ad21684ce67247b3d473b5f521c3636afbd355206d
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z
14+Source https://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/google-gemini-chat-and-notebooklm-ai-services snapshot cb79f46782ed1c5422febec463707c17d373e9c0e56fb57889d22f47c1a62d87
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T22:36:43.896Z

Claim changes

11 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

NotebookLM is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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ai_tool_treatment

Google Gemini Chat is listed for Brown University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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privacy

Brown OIT guidance says users should not enter Level 2 or 3 Brown data into publicly available or vendor-enabled AI tools unless Brown has a contract for a specific service that protects the data.

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ai_tool_treatment

Brown OIT guidance says Google Gemini Chat and NotebookLM are accessible at no cost to Brown and can be used with data classified as Risk Level 3, unlike consumer AI services named on the page with which Brown does not have agreements.

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academic_integrity

Brown Provost guidance says any unapproved use of AI to complete assignments would be covered by Brown’s Academic Code and Graduate Student Edition Academic Code.

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teaching

Brown University Provost guidance says the University is not prescribing specific AI policies, and that faculty should give clear, unambiguous information about what AI use is and is not allowed in their courses.

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ai_tool_treatment

Brown OIT guidance says Gemini and NotebookLM are optional tools available to Brown students, Brown staff, Brown-paid faculty, and Brown clinical/medical faculty.

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academic_integrity

Brown Sheridan Center guidance says instructors should be explicit with students about expectations for generative AI use, including how students should, might, or cannot engage with it.

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research

Brown OIT research guidance says researchers should deeply review AI-generated code for quality and efficiency.

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security_review

Brown OIT guidance says AI tool use is subject to the same policies as other information technology resources, including acceptable use, copyright, conduct, and contract review policies.

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privacy

Brown University Communications guidance for Brown communicators says not to input identifying personal information or proprietary information into AI tools.

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