Change log

American University

Release-to-release tracker diff history with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.

Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

American University currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 19, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 2 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for American University. 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.

Diff categories

Semantic classification for this release diff.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Evidence0Source snapshots0Source text0Source added2Source removed0

Combined release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from all public release snapshots for this university.

American University combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260717-001 to public-release-20260718-008.

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11 # American 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: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 5c4d20509117): Copilot Chat is part of American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package and is securely available to all AU community members.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:17:00.000Z
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: Perplexity Enterprise Pro is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, da974262a955): Every Kogod student, staff member, and faculty member receives Perplexity Enterprise Pro through the school's official partnership.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:18:00.000Z
612 ## Source attribution added
713 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
14+Source https://kogod.american.edu/news/kogod-school-of-business-partners-with-perplexity-to-expand-ai-access-for-all-students snapshot da974262a9552931c7a63ffc1f9b0449206bc7bab39e236710e2ca810288474d
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:18:00.000Z
816 ## Source attribution added
917 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
18+Source https://www.american.edu/news/20260312-copilot-chat-can-help-au-community-with-daily-tasks.cfm snapshot 5c4d20509117eb36fb8843aef5ca765b8126dfac190bf9838d1bbc88c8e8bc76
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:17:00.000Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260718-008

Compared with public-release-20260717-001.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Source snapshots0Source text0

American University public-release-20260718-008 diff

Comparing public-release-20260717-001 to public-release-20260718-008.

+10-0
11 # American 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: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 5c4d20509117): Copilot Chat is part of American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package and is securely available to all AU community members.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:17:00.000Z
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: Perplexity Enterprise Pro is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, da974262a955): Every Kogod student, staff member, and faculty member receives Perplexity Enterprise Pro through the school's official partnership.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:18:00.000Z
612 ## Source attribution added
713 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
14+Source https://kogod.american.edu/news/kogod-school-of-business-partners-with-perplexity-to-expand-ai-access-for-all-students snapshot da974262a9552931c7a63ffc1f9b0449206bc7bab39e236710e2ca810288474d
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:18:00.000Z
816 ## Source attribution added
917 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
18+Source https://www.american.edu/news/20260312-copilot-chat-can-help-au-community-with-daily-tasks.cfm snapshot 5c4d20509117eb36fb8843aef5ca765b8126dfac190bf9838d1bbc88c8e8bc76
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T03:17:00.000Z

Claim changes

7 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Perplexity Enterprise Pro is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for American University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

research

American University research guidance says researchers should be transparent about AI use, verify AI-generated content against trusted sources, protect data privacy, and not list AI systems as co-authors.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

American University guidance says students are responsible for course AI policies in syllabi, and misuse of AI or use without permission or disclosure may constitute an Academic Integrity Code violation.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence2Languagesen

teaching

American University guidance places AI-use expectations at the course level: syllabi should state whether AI use is prohibited or permitted, and the CFE page says AU does not currently regulate faculty and student use of generative AI through a single university-wide rule.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%Evidence2Languagesen

privacy

American University guidance says not to enter sensitive, Confidential, or Official Use data into an AI platform unless approved by a university official, and not to upload, input, or analyze university data in an AI tool that OIT has not approved.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

source_status

American University publishes responsible-use guidance for AI tools that applies general principles of transparency, accountability, human oversight, data protection, privacy, teaching, research, staff, and student use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

5 source attributions