Auckland, New Zealand

The University of Auckland

Reviewed policy snapshot

The University of Auckland's Two-Lane approach distinguishes controlled Lane 1 assessments from Lane 2 assessments where AI may be used, while some unit guidance is narrower.

Audience

For researchers · Research and publication

No reviewed researcher-specific guidance; general conclusions only.

Coursework & assignments

Conditional

University procedures describe Lane 1 and Lane 2 assessments, while faculty or course instructions determine the applicable boundary.

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

The University of Auckland's Assessment of Courses Procedures state that AI use in assessment tasks may only be restricted when the task is a controlled assessment, identified as Lane 1; AI may be used without restriction in other assessment tasks, identified as Lane 2.
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In accordance with the University's two-lane approach, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment tasks may only be restricted if the assessment task is a controlled assessment (lane 1). AI may be used without restriction in all other assessment tasks (lane 2).

Official sources

Exams & assessment

Insufficient public evidence

The retained Auckland evidence describes controlled assessments but does not define how every exam format maps to Lane 1 or Lane 2.

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

The University of Auckland's Assessment of Courses Procedures state that AI use in assessment tasks may only be restricted when the task is a controlled assessment, identified as Lane 1; AI may be used without restriction in other assessment tasks, identified as Lane 2.
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In accordance with the University's two-lane approach, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment tasks may only be restricted if the assessment task is a controlled assessment (lane 1). AI may be used without restriction in all other assessment tasks (lane 2).

Official sources

Disclosure & citation

Required

Auckland Law School says permitted AI use for a specific assignment must be fully and accurately disclosed.

Scope: Mixed scopeAssignmentExam
Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

Privacy & sensitive data

Restricted

Auckland guidance says restricted data should not be used with AI chat services and directs users to assess data classification first.

Scope: Mixed scopeAssignmentExam
Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

The University of Auckland's public TeachWell explainer for the AI Usage Standard says users should assess data against the University's data classification before submitting it to an AI tool, and says restricted data should not be used with AI chat services.
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For example, it requires you to assess any data according to the University's data classification before you submit the data to an AI tool. The University has four data classifications: public, internal, sensitive, restricted. You should only use AI tools that are appropriate for the type of data you're working with.

University-provided AI tools

Allowed in this scope

Auckland Law School lists university-provided secure Copilot, Gemini, and NotebookLM access, but tool access is not assessment permission.

Scope: Mixed scopeProvision ≠ coursework permission
Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

Auckland Law School lists university-provided secure AI tools as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and NotebookLM when signed in with university accounts.
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The University provides access to generative AI tools with enhanced privacy protection when you sign in with your University account: Microsoft Copilot... Google Gemini... NotebookLM.

Research & publication

Not mentioned in reviewed sources

No research or publication rule is included in this snapshot.

Reviewed evidence & official sources

No reviewed evidence is included in this dimension.

Reviewed record

Affirmations révisées

20 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Auckland's Assessment of Courses Procedures state that AI use in assessment tasks may only be restricted when the task is a controlled assessment, identified as Lane 1; AI may be used without restriction in other assessment tasks, identified as Lane 2.

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Valeur normalisée: Two-lane assessment rule: AI restrictions only for controlled Lane 1 tasks; Lane 2 unrestricted

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In accordance with the University's two-lane approach, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment tasks may only be restricted if the assessment task is a controlled assessment (lane 1). AI may be used without restriction in all other assessment tasks (lane 2).

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The assessment procedure limits AI restrictions to controlled Lane 1 assessments and says AI may be used without restriction in Lane 2 tasks.

Enseignement

The University of Auckland's Assessment of Courses Procedures require courses to use the two-lane nomenclature, including telling students which assessments align with Lane 1 or Lane 2, and require courses and programmes to implement the two-lane approach in assessment design by 2027.

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Valeur normalisée: Courses must label assessment lanes and implement two-lane design by 2027

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Courses must use nomenclature of the two-lane approach, including specifying to students which assessments align with lane 1 or lane 2. Courses and programmes will be required to implement the two-lane approach in assessment design by 2027.

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Courses must identify Lane 1/Lane 2 assessments and implement the two-lane assessment approach by 2027.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

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Valeur normalisée: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"University-provided secure Gemini access for all students and staff.","howToObtain":"Sign in to Gemini with the University Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Google Gemini access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Secure access requires the University Google Workspace account ending @aucklanduni.ac.nz.

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Google Gemini access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Secure access requires the University Google Workspace account ending @aucklanduni.ac.nz.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for University of Auckland in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Valeur normalisée: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat","description":"University-provided secure Copilot Chat for all students and staff.","howToObtain":"Use Edge Copilot or m365.cloud.microsoft/chat and sign in with a University account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Users sign in with their University account through Edge or m365.cloud.microsoft/chat.

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Users sign in with their University account through Edge or m365.cloud.microsoft/chat.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Notebook LM is listed for University of Auckland in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Valeur normalisée: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"Google Notebook LM","description":"University-provided secure Notebook LM access for all students and staff.","howToObtain":"Sign in to Notebook LM with the University Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Notebook LM access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Secure access requires the University Google Workspace account ending @aucklanduni.ac.nz.

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The University of Auckland provides all students and staff secure Notebook LM access approved by its Cybersecurity team. Secure access requires the University Google Workspace account ending @aucklanduni.ac.nz.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland's student AI advice states that AI has no agency, treats the student prompting an AI tool as the author, and says students are ultimately responsible for work submitted for assessment.

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Valeur normalisée: Student remains author/responsible party for AI-generated assessment work

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The university takes the position that AI has no agency. What this means is that the student who is prompting the AI tool is to be treated as the author. As the author, each student is responsible for the work generated by the AI tool, and this may include expressly acknowledging the use of the tool.

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The student AI advice treats the student prompting AI as the author and responsible for AI-generated work.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland's permitted-software assessment guideline says Gen-AI may not be permitted for assessment activities where the assessed skills overlap with functions performed by Gen-AI, and says use of non-permitted software may be considered a breach of academic integrity.

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Valeur normalisée: Gen-AI may be disallowed where it overlaps assessed skills; non-permitted software may breach academic integrity

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Generative AI (Gen-AI) may not be permitted for assessment activities where the skills assessed overlap with functions performed by Gen-AI. Use of software which is not permitted may be considered a breach of academic integrity and of the Student Academic Conduct Statute.

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The guideline says Gen-AI may be non-permitted where it overlaps assessed skills, and non-permitted software use may breach academic integrity.

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Auckland TeachWell two-lane assessment guidance says the University does not endorse third-party AI detection tools, citing unreliability, false positives, and possible student-data training risks.

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Valeur normalisée: University does not endorse third-party AI detection tools

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The University of Auckland does not endorse the use of third-party AI detection tools, as these may be unreliable, create false positives, and may use student data to train their models.

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TeachWell states that the University does not endorse third-party AI detection tools.

Academic Integrity

Auckland Law School's student AI guidelines for taught courses state that using AI to generate, draft, or assist in creating content for graded assignments is prohibited unless the instructor explicitly permits it in writing.

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Valeur normalisée: Faculty of Law default prohibition on AI-generated graded assignment content unless explicitly permitted

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The use of AI to generate, draft, or assist in creating content for any graded assignment is prohibited, unless your instructor explicitly permits otherwise in writing (in your course outline or on Canvas).

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Auckland Law School says AI-generated or AI-assisted content for graded assignments is prohibited unless the instructor explicitly permits it in writing.

Confidentialité

The University of Auckland's public TeachWell explainer for the AI Usage Standard says users should assess data against the University's data classification before submitting it to an AI tool, and says restricted data should not be used with AI chat services.

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Valeur normalisée: AI use must account for University data classification; restricted data not for AI chat services

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For example, it requires you to assess any data according to the University's data classification before you submit the data to an AI tool. The University has four data classifications: public, internal, sensitive, restricted. You should only use AI tools that are appropriate for the type of data you're working with.

Affichage localisé only

The public AI Usage Standard explainer says data classification should be assessed before submitting data to AI tools.

Enseignement

The University of Auckland says AI use may only be restricted in controlled Lane 1 assessment tasks.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland says AI use may only be restricted in controlled Lane 1 assessment tasks.

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment tasks may only be restricted if the assessment task is a controlled assessment (Lane 1).

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Auckland says AI may be used without restriction in Lane 2 assessment tasks.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland says AI may be used without restriction in Lane 2 assessment tasks.

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AI may be used without restriction in all other assessment tasks (Lane 2).

Enseignement

The University of Auckland says all courses and programmes must implement the Two-Lane Approach in assessment design by 2027 unless a faculty specifies otherwise.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland says all courses and programmes must implement the Two-Lane Approach in assessment design by 2027 unless a faculty specifies otherwise.

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All courses and programmes must implement the Two-Lane Approach in assessment design by 2027 unless differently specified by your faculty.

Academic Integrity

Auckland Law School says the graded-assignment AI prohibition applies to tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, xAI, and similar tools.

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Valeur normalisée: Auckland Law School says the graded-assignment AI prohibition applies to tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, xAI, and similar tools.

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This prohibition applies to all generative AI systems, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, xAI and similar tools.

Academic Integrity

Auckland Law School says permitted AI use for a specific assignment must be fully and accurately disclosed.

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Valeur normalisée: Auckland Law School says permitted AI use for a specific assignment must be fully and accurately disclosed.

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If your instructor permits AI use for a specific assignment, you must disclose all AI use fully and accurately.

Confidentialité

Auckland Law School tells students not to enter confidential, client, personal, proprietary, copyrighted, or legally protected information into AI tools.

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Valeur normalisée: Auckland Law School tells students not to enter confidential, client, personal, proprietary, copyrighted, or legally protected information into AI tools.

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Do not enter: Confidential information... Client information... Personal information... Proprietary information... Copyrighted course materials... Information protected by privacy laws or professional duties.

Ai Tool Treatment

Auckland Law School lists university-provided secure AI tools as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and NotebookLM when signed in with university accounts.

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Valeur normalisée: Auckland Law School lists university-provided secure AI tools as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and NotebookLM when signed in with university accounts.

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The University provides access to generative AI tools with enhanced privacy protection when you sign in with your University account: Microsoft Copilot... Google Gemini... NotebookLM.

Enseignement

The University of Auckland uses a Two-Lane Approach that distinguishes controlled assessments where AI use is restricted from other assessments where AI may be used.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland uses a Two-Lane Approach that distinguishes controlled assessments where AI use is restricted from other assessments where AI may be used.

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The two-lane approach differentiates between controlled assessments where AI use is restricted, and other assessments where AI may be used.

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Auckland says students are not permitted to use AI tools in Lane 1 assessments.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland says students are not permitted to use AI tools in Lane 1 assessments.

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Students are not permitted to use AI tools in Lane 1 assessments.

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Auckland says students may use AI assistance without restriction in Lane 2 assessments.

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Valeur normalisée: The University of Auckland says students may use AI assistance without restriction in Lane 2 assessments.

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Students may use AI to assist them, and this use is not restricted.

Source record

Sources officielles

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Record information, JSON & citation
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "The University of Auckland AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-auckland

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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