Austin, United States

University of Texas at Austin

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage17 reviewedEvidence-backed claims17Reviewed17Candidate0Official sources7Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-texas-at-austin.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence81%

AI disclosure

University of Texas at Austin has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence77%Evidence1Sources1

Security and procurement

University of Texas at Austin has 2 source-backed public claims for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: restricted.

RestrictedMachine candidateConfidence81%Evidence2Sources2

AI tools

Derived tool records6

Anthropic Claude EDU

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
Anthropic Claude EDU
About
UT Austin-supported Claude EDU account for the campus community.
Access
Sign in to Claude using a UT EID email address ending @eid.utexas.edu.
Cost
Free for students, faculty, and staff; paid tiers are also available.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

ChatGPT EDU

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
ChatGPT EDU
About
UT Austin-supported ChatGPT EDU account for the campus community.
Access
Sign in to ChatGPT using a UT EID email address ending @eid.utexas.edu.
Cost
Free for students, faculty, and staff; other tier details are published separately.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google Gemini

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
Google Gemini
About
UT Austin-approved Gemini for published or non-sensitive data.
Access
Log in with the UT Google Mail account, or obtain that account through the UT Mail process.
Cost
Free for students, faculty, and staff.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Microsoft 365 Copilot

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
Microsoft 365 Copilot
About
Premium Microsoft 365 Copilot integrated with UT Austin users' M365 environment.
Access
Faculty and staff request a premium licence through UT Austin's ServiceNow service catalogue.
Cost
Paid; amount not specified on the public directory.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
About
UT Austin-approved Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for the campus community.
Access
Sign in to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with a UT EID Microsoft 365 account ending @my.utexas.edu.
Cost
Free for students, faculty, and staff.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

UT Sage

University of Texas at Austin

Tool
UT Sage
About
UT Austin's purpose-built, in-house AI tutor platform integrated with Canvas.
Access
Use UT Sage through its University service; the public directory identifies it as an integrated Canvas platform.
Cost
Free for students and faculty.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

17 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Ai Tool Treatment

ChatGPT EDU is listed for University of Texas at Austin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"chatgpt","rawToolName":"ChatGPT EDU","description":"UT Austin-supported ChatGPT EDU account for the campus community.","howToObtain":"Sign in to ChatGPT using a UT EID email address ending @eid.utexas.edu.","costToUser":"Free for students, faculty, and staff; other tier details are published separately.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Enterprise Technology's AI Studio lists OpenAI ChatGPT EDU as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff and directs users to create or access the account by signing in with their UT EID email address.

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Enterprise Technology's AI Studio lists OpenAI ChatGPT EDU as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff and directs users to create or access the account by signing in with their UT EID email address.

Ai Tool Treatment

Anthropic Claude EDU is listed for University of Texas at Austin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"claude","rawToolName":"Anthropic Claude EDU","description":"UT Austin-supported Claude EDU account for the campus community.","howToObtain":"Sign in to Claude using a UT EID email address ending @eid.utexas.edu.","costToUser":"Free for students, faculty, and staff; paid tiers are also available.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Enterprise Technology lists Anthropic Claude EDU as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff and directs users to create or access the account by signing in with their UT EID email address; paid license tiers are separately available.

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Enterprise Technology lists Anthropic Claude EDU as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff and directs users to create or access the account by signing in with their UT EID email address; paid license tiers are separately available.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"UT Austin-approved Gemini for published or non-sensitive data.","howToObtain":"Log in with the UT Google Mail account, or obtain that account through the UT Mail process.","costToUser":"Free for students, faculty, and staff.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Enterprise Technology lists Google Gemini as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff, approved only for published or non-sensitive data, with access through the user's UT Google Mail account.

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Enterprise Technology lists Google Gemini as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff, approved only for published or non-sensitive data, with access through the user's UT Google Mail account.

Ai Tool Treatment

UT Sage is listed for University of Texas at Austin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"UT Sage","description":"UT Austin's purpose-built, in-house AI tutor platform integrated with Canvas.","howToObtain":"Use UT Sage through its University service; the public directory identifies it as an integrated Canvas platform.","costToUser":"Free for students and faculty.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
UT Austin lists UT Sage as free for students and faculty, approved under UT compliance and security guidelines, and describes it as a purpose-built in-house AI tutor platform developed by the University and designed to integrate directly with Canvas.

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UT Austin lists UT Sage as free for students and faculty, approved under UT compliance and security guidelines, and describes it as a purpose-built in-house AI tutor platform developed by the University and designed to integrate directly with Canvas.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat","description":"UT Austin-approved Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for the campus community.","howToObtain":"Sign in to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with a UT EID Microsoft 365 account ending @my.utexas.edu.","costToUser":"Free for students, faculty, and staff.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Enterprise Technology lists Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff, approved under UT compliance and security guidelines, with access by signing in through the UT Microsoft 365 account.

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Enterprise Technology lists Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat as free for UT Austin students, faculty, and staff, approved under UT compliance and security guidelines, with access by signing in through the UT Microsoft 365 account.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for University of Texas at Austin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"Premium Microsoft 365 Copilot integrated with UT Austin users' M365 environment.","howToObtain":"Faculty and staff request a premium licence through UT Austin's ServiceNow service catalogue.","costToUser":"Paid; amount not specified on the public directory.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Enterprise Technology lists Microsoft 365 Copilot as paid for faculty and staff. Faculty and staff can request a premium license through UT Austin's ServiceNow service catalogue for the product integrated with their Microsoft 365 environment.

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Enterprise Technology lists Microsoft 365 Copilot as paid for faculty and staff. Faculty and staff can request a premium license through UT Austin's ServiceNow service catalogue for the product integrated with their Microsoft 365 environment.

Privacy

UT Austin acceptable-use guidance says published university information may be used freely with AI tools, while controlled or confidential university information can be used only with university-managed AI tools covered by contracts that protect university data and disable web search functionality.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: Published data allowed; controlled/confidential data limited to contracted university-managed AI tools with protections and disabled web search.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Public or Published Data: Data that is publicly available or classified as Published university information ... may be used freely with AI tools. Controlled or Confidential Data ... can be used with AI tools that are managed by the university and covered by contracts explicitly protecting university data ... and web search functionality must be disabled.

Privacy

UT Austin acceptable-use guidance says unauthorized AI tools are not approved for controlled or confidential university information, including student records subject to FERPA, health information, proprietary information, and other controlled or confidential data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: Unauthorized AI tools not approved for controlled/confidential university information.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
AI tools that lack a university contract and appropriate data-sharing controls are not approved for use with Controlled or Confidential university information. This includes free or non-UT-managed versions of AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot.

Procurement

UT Austin AI detection guidance prohibits third-party AI detection software from being used to evaluate student work or assignments unless a university contract or purchase order is in place.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: AI detection software for student-work evaluation requires university contract or purchase order.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
The University prohibits the use of all third-party software, including AI Detection Software ... to evaluate student work or assignments unless a University contract or purchase order is in place.

Security Review

UT Austin acceptable-use guidance says the CISO must review AI tools before procurement, development, deployment, or use when the tools are intended to autonomously make, or be a controlling factor in making, consequential decisions.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: CISO review required for consequential-decision AI uses.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
UT Austin’s CISO must review AI tools to be used for any of these purposes prior to their procurement, development, deployment, or use.

Teaching

UT Austin responsible-adoption guidance defines responsible AI use in teaching and learning as adopting AI in ways that facilitate learning outcomes and foster human development for campus community members.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: Responsible AI in teaching and learning is tied to learning outcomes and human development.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
At UT Austin, we define responsible use of AI in teaching and learning as the adoption of AI that facilitates the achievement of learning outcomes and fosters human development for all members of the campus community.

Privacy

UT Austin AI detection guidance says submitting student work into AI detection or other third-party software without a university contract or purchase order may violate student copyright, intellectual property, or FERPA privacy rights.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: AI detection uploads without university contract may implicate student IP/copyright/FERPA rights.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Submitting student work (even if it is anonymized) into any AI Detection Software (or any other third-party software) without a University contract or purchase order in place may be a violation of that student’s copyright and intellectual property rights.

Academic Integrity

UT Austin responsible-adoption guidance includes academic integrity as a principle for AI use, linking responsible use to the honor code, scholarly values, ownership, and appropriate authorship of tool outputs.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: Academic integrity is an explicit responsible-adoption principle.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Academic Integrity: Use AI in alignment with our honor code and fundamental scholarly values such honesty, respect and authenticity, taking ownership and claiming authorship of the output of tools when appropriate.

Research

UT Austin graduate-education recommendations state that graduate students and mentors must use only vetted, university-contracted generative AI platforms for work involving non-public research data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: Graduate AI recommendations restrict non-public research data to vetted university-contracted platforms.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Graduate students and their mentors must only use vetted, University-contracted generative AI platforms for work involving non-public research data.

Academic Integrity

UT Austin CTL teaching-policy guidance says using generative AI tools to create course-assignment responses in a way the instructor does not accept may be considered academic dishonesty by the university.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: Unacceptable instructor-disallowed AI-generated assignment responses may be academic dishonesty.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
The use of generative AI tools to create responses to course assignments in a way that is unacceptable to the course instructor may be considered a case of academic dishonesty by the university.

Teaching

UT Austin classroom guidance recommends that instructors requiring generative AI understand and abide by UT acceptable-use guidance, identify syllabus policies clearly, and submit specific software requirements through the University Co-Op.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: Classroom-required AI use guidance addresses acceptable use, syllabus notice, and course-material reporting.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Ensure that your syllabus clearly identifies Syllabus Policy statements regarding the use of generative AI in your class. If you plan to encourage or require the use of generative AI in your class, ensure that requirement is clearly listed in the Required Course Materials section of your syllabus.

Research

UT Austin graduate-education recommendations say students should remain accountable as the sole intellectual author of milestone work and should never cite AI as an author.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: Graduate milestone recommendations keep student authorship/accountability central and reject AI authorship.

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
Students should remain accountable as the sole intellectual author of milestone work and should never cite AI as an author.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

7 source attribution

Acceptable Use of Generative AI Tools | UT Austin Information Security Office

security.utexas.edu

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Change log

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