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Washington University in St. Louis

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Claims9Sources6Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1

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Washington University in St. Louis currently has 9 source-backed claim records and 6 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 1 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Washington University in St. Louis. 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 # Washington University in St. Louis 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: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Washington University in St. Louis in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
5+Evidence (en, f60b783e88e5): Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat enhances the AI assistant's capabilities for all WashU users—whether they have a full Copilot for Microsoft 365 license or are using the free Microsoft 365 Copilot chat version. Users with the free Copilot Chat license have basic access to GPT-5 via Copilot Chat and desktop app.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:25:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://it.washu.edu/2026/02/27/microsoft-rolls-out-gpt-5-in-copilot/ snapshot f60b783e88e5af30977d0eb2e79b539a048d8a6b07715b1751b17b28f5520256
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:25:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

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11 # Washington University in St. Louis 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: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Washington University in St. Louis in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.
5+Evidence (en, f60b783e88e5): Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat enhances the AI assistant's capabilities for all WashU users—whether they have a full Copilot for Microsoft 365 license or are using the free Microsoft 365 Copilot chat version. Users with the free Copilot Chat license have basic access to GPT-5 via Copilot Chat and desktop app.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:25:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://it.washu.edu/2026/02/27/microsoft-rolls-out-gpt-5-in-copilot/ snapshot f60b783e88e5af30977d0eb2e79b539a048d8a6b07715b1751b17b28f5520256
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:25:43.896Z

Claim changes

9 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Washington University in St. Louis in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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privacy

WashU IT guidance says users should not enter Washington University or secure data, including deidentified healthcare data, into publicly accessible non-protected AI tools.

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academic_integrity

WashU student-facing AI guidance tells students to check the instructor and syllabus about whether and how AI tools may be used for classwork, and says that if no explicit policy is outlined, it is better to assume AI use is banned.

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academic_integrity

WashU CTL student guidance says students should not represent AI-tool output as their own work and should cite AI contributions when using AI tools.

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procurement

WashU IT AI purchasing guidance says an Office of Information Security Vendor Security Review is required when an AI tool has not yet been approved and the user intends to use or purchase it.

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ai_tool_treatment

WashU identifies specific secure AI tools as reviewed and approved for use with sensitive information, including HIPAA- or FERPA-covered data.

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teaching

WashU CTL course-policy guidance presents multiple possible GenAI policy categories for instructors, including allowed without restriction, allowed with citations, partially restricted, and completely restricted.

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security_review

WashU IT's DeepSeek advisory says DeepSeek is not safe for use with university non-public information.

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source_status

The WashU+AI hub tells students that responsible generative-AI use includes reviewing course expectations for authorized use and seeking clarification from instructors before using generative AI tools.

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