11 # Columbia University AI policy record
2+academic_integrity: Columbia Law School prohibits generative AI use in exams, final papers, and for drafting any part of work submitted for credit, even if fully documented.
3+Evidence (en, 7306eb848579): Use of Generative AI is prohibited in (a) any exam or final paper or (b) for aid in drafting any part of work submitted for credit, even if the use is fully documented.
4+ai_tool_treatment: CUIMC provides HIPAA-compliant versions of ChatGPT Education and Microsoft Copilot as approved AI chatbot tools; workforce members must use CUIMC-issued accounts for compliance.
5+Evidence (en, 5370b6d21d35): Columbia University provides access to HIPAA-compliant versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, enabling our workforce to leverage these AI tools responsibly and compliantly.
6+privacy: CUIMC restricts sensitive data (PHI, RHI, PII) use with AI to HIPAA-compliant platforms only (ChatGPT Education, approved Microsoft Copilot, CHAT with compliant models); research use requires IRB approval.
7+Evidence (en, 5370b6d21d35): Sensitive Data: Permitted only on the ChatGPT Education, approved Microsoft CoPilot platforms, and CU CHAT when used with compliant models. Research protocol use requires IRB, and TRAC/ACORD approval.
8+source_status: Columbia University has a university-wide Generative AI Policy from the Office of the Provost governing use by staff, faculty, students, and researchers, covering information security, data privacy, copyright, academic integrity, and bias.
9+Evidence (en, 637cfa940528): This Generative AI policy ('Policy') governs the use of Generative AI tools by staff, faculty, students, and researchers (the 'Columbia community') in the performance of their functions for or on behalf of Columbia. There are risks related to information security, data privacy, copyright, and academic integrity and bias, for example.
10+academic_integrity: Columbia Business School requires students to disclose to faculty their use of generative AI platforms and the manner of use in coursework.
11+Evidence (en, 8fde3b569dfd): students must disclose to faculty if they are using generative AI platforms and in what manner they are using them in coursework.
12+research: Columbia University requires researchers to avoid uploading unpublished research data or confidential information into generative AI tools.
13+Evidence (en, 6b67d5eac87a): Researchers must avoid uploading, or using as input, any unpublished research data or other Confidential Information into a Generative AI tool.
14+source_status: Columbia's Center for Teaching and Learning maintains a central AI Guidelines hub linking to the Provost's policy, academic integrity resources, CUIT resources, and best practices for responsible AI use.
15+Evidence (en, fecc9e9b8b4b): Learn more about Columbia’s AI policies and guidelines using the below resources from the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of the Provost, and CUIT. Columbia’s AI Policy & Guidelines. Read the Generative AI Policy developed for the Columbia community by the Office of the Provost. Academic Integrity & AI. Technical Support & CUIT Resources. Best Practices for Responsible AI Use at Columbia.
16+teaching: Columbia Law School's default AI prohibition can be overridden by individual instructors who set more permissive policies in writing in their syllabus.
17+Evidence (en, 7306eb848579): Individual instructors can, and indeed are encouraged to, tailor their own more permissive policies, so long as their policies are stated in writing in the syllabus.
18+ai_tool_treatment: Columbia Law School permits students to use generative AI for studying, brainstorming, and identifying typographical errors, but not for writing, editing, revising, or translating text.
19+Evidence (en, 7306eb848579): Students may use Generative AI to aid in studying, brainstorming, or to identify typographical errors.
20+privacy: Columbia Law School requires all generative AI use to comply with university data protection policy; confidential or personal information must not be shared with AI tools unless retention and training use is disabled.
21+Evidence (en, 7306eb848579): All uses of Generative AI must comply with University policy protecting confidential and personal information. By default, all text you enter into Generative AI tools is retained, used for training, and potentially outputted to other users.