privacy
UCSB guidance says instructors using AI to identify patterns in student work by uploading that work should obtain student permission and use only campus-approved AI platforms.
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University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) currently has 11 source-backed claim records and 6 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 26, 2026. No tracker diff rows are recorded in the latest public release.
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11 claim records
security_review
UCSB's AI technical and security guidance calls for assessing AI third-party applications, consulting the Office of Information Security on AI use cases and implementations, and contacting the Chief Information Security Officer's office for P3/P4 data use.
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procurement
UCSB CIO implementation guidance says, as a general guideline, AI implementations with expected initial costs over $100,000 or ongoing operating costs over $50,000 should be brought to the IT Council for review and evaluation.
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academic_integrity
UCSB Student Conduct's academic-integrity FAQ says use of artificial-intelligence tools on assignments is at the instructor of record's discretion, and students should check the syllabus and discuss acceptable use with the instructor.
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privacy
UCSB Information Technology guidance says ChatGPT should be treated as potentially unprotected for personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information and should not be used with sensitive or confidential information.
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other
UCSB's CIO page provides AI-use guidance for members of the campus community engaging with AI for research, teaching, administrative work, and other university-associated functions, with context-dependent application.
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academic_integrity
UCSB OTL states that UCSB does not support AI plagiarism-detection software and that the Office of Student Conduct does not accept such tools as sole evidence for academic dishonesty.
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source_status
UCSB OTL states that neither UCSB nor the UC system has a formal generative-AI policy for teaching and learning contexts, so instructors may formulate class policies.
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ai_tool_treatment
UCSB CIO guidance says units implementing AI tools should make clear when AI tools are used, when AI use is permitted or forbidden, and when individual or campus-unit data is used to train AI tools.
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teaching
UCSB OTL guidance says AI should not be used to provide direct feedback on student work, and that instructors using AI to analyze student work for common patterns or sample comments must obtain consent.
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teaching
The UCSB Writing Program's AI policy encourages critically aware and transparent use of AI writing technology and expects students to maintain academic integrity by acknowledging assistance from these tools.
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Source snapshots
6 source attributions
Academic Integrity FAQ's
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 15, 2026, 4:40 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Classes
official_guidance Source Last-Modified May 24, 2026, 8:58 PM
Data Protection and ChatGPT Use
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 15, 2026, 4:40 AM
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 15, 2026, 4:38 AM
Guidelines for AI Use
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 15, 2026, 4:34 AM
UCSB Writing Program AI Policy
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 15, 2026, 4:40 AM