11 # Tufts 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: Firefly is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. Firefly is free with a Tufts Adobe account.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:33:43.896Z
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: LLM Notebooks is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. LLM Notebooks are free with a Tufts HPC Cluster account.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:34:43.896Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Research Chatbot is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.
15+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. Research Chatbot is a research-focused ChatGPT-style chatbot using open-source LLM models running locally on the Tufts HPC Cluster, at no cost with a Tufts HPC Cluster account.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:35:43.896Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Rumi Essay is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
20+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. Rumi Essay is free and integrated into Canvas.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:36:43.896Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
25+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. Copilot is free with a Tufts Microsoft account.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:37:43.896Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
30+Evidence (en, 3343d7893800): TTS states that its recommended and supported tools are officially approved, licensed, and supported by TTS. Zoom AI is free with a Tufts Zoom account.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:38:43.896Z
1432 ## Source attribution added
1533 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
34+Source https://it.tufts.edu/ai/generative-ai-tools snapshot 3343d7893800d658fd9f16ae92fd5353ad34af8b154613bb85adb8a9d574e777
35+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T05:38:43.896Z
1636 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1737 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
38+other: Tufts Technology Services states that users are responsible for all work, decisions, and outputs that involve AI, regardless of the tool used, and that AI does not replace professional or academic judgment, scholarly responsibility, or ethical obligations.
39+Evidence (en-US, 610aa57530fb): You are responsible for all work, decisions, and outputs that involve AI, regardless of the tool used. AI does not replace: Professional or academic judgment; Scholarly responsibility; Ethical obligations.
40+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-17T03:07:03.000Z
1841 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1942 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
43+privacy: Tufts Technology Services states that, unless an AI tool has been explicitly approved for the data type, users must not enter restricted or regulated data, confidential or proprietary institutional data, or contract-restricted or licensed content into AI tools.
44+Evidence (en-US, 610aa57530fb): Unless an AI tool has been explicitly approved for the data type, you must not enter: Restricted or regulated data, including: Student education records (FERPA); Health or clinical information (HIPAA); Research participant or human-subjects' data; Personnel, HR, or payroll information; Legal, disciplinary, or security-sensitive information; Confidential or proprietary institutional data; Contract-restricted or licensed content.
45+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-17T03:07:03.000Z
2046 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2147 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
48+security_review: Tufts Technology Services states that faculty and staff must not use unapproved AI tools for Tufts business, instruction, research, or administration without review and approval, especially when institutional data is involved.
49+Evidence (en-US, 610aa57530fb): Faculty and staff must not use unapproved AI tools for Tufts business, instruction, research, or administration without review and approval, especially when institutional data is involved.
50+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-17T03:07:03.000Z
2251 ## Source attribution added
2352 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
53+Source https://it.tufts.edu/ai/guidance-using-ai-tufts snapshot 610aa57530fbc3c0f70c377952f6f49c38bb5397f1809e89345e6caa48595688
54+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-17T03:07:03.000Z
2455 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2556 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
57+ai_tool_treatment: ChatGPT is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
58+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
59+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
2660 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2761 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
62+ai_tool_treatment: Claude is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
63+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
64+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
2865 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2966 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
67+ai_tool_treatment: Google Gemini is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
68+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
69+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
3070 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3171 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
72+ai_tool_treatment: GitHub Copilot is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
73+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
74+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
3275 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3376 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
77+ai_tool_treatment: Grammarly is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
78+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
79+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
3480 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3581 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
82+ai_tool_treatment: Tufts Technology Services states that commonly used AI tools outside the TTS recommended and supported suite cannot be downloaded on Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms, and only their web versions can be used. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
83+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
84+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
3685 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3786 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
87+ai_tool_treatment: Notebook LM is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
88+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
89+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
3890 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
3991 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
92+ai_tool_treatment: Perplexity is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
93+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
94+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
4095 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
4196 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
97+ai_tool_treatment: PlayLab.ai is listed for Tufts University in an official university AI tools source as a commonly used tool that is not part of the TTS recommended and supported suite; only the web version can be used and only Public data is allowed. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: explicitly not endorsed.
98+Evidence (en-US, 8356e648701e): The listed tools below are often utilized by members of our community but are not part of the Tufts recommended and supported suite. Tools that are not recommended and supported cannot be downloaded on our Tufts computers or integrated into Tufts platforms (i.e., Box, O365, etc.). Only the web version can be used.
99+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
42100 ## Source snapshot hash changed
43101 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.
44-Source https://it.tufts.edu/ai/generative-ai-tools snapshot 3343d7893800d658fd9f16ae92fd5353ad34af8b154613bb85adb8a9d574e777
45-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z
102+Source https://it.tufts.edu/ai/generative-ai-tools snapshot 8356e648701e4c0833ff4a7ae2130a5c2476750b160d693b04f417a439f19c98
103+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-26T14:56:00.000Z