Washington D.C., United States

American University

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage7 reviewedEvidence-backed claims7Reviewed7Candidate0Official sources5Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/american-university.json

Policy profile

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

Academic integrity

American University has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: conditionally_allowed.

Conditionally AllowedMachine candidateConfidence80%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records2

Microsoft Copilot Chat

American University

Tool
Microsoft Copilot Chat
About
Secure Copilot Chat included in American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package.
Access
Use the university Microsoft 365 sign-in.
Cost
Free to AU community members as part of the enterprise package.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Perplexity Enterprise Pro

American University

Tool
Perplexity Enterprise Pro
About
Enterprise AI research and knowledge access supplied through the Kogod School partnership with Perplexity.
Access
Use the Kogod School partnership access path.
Cost
Provided to the Kogod community through the partnership.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

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%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot Chat","description":"Secure Copilot Chat included in American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package.","howToObtain":"Use the university Microsoft 365 sign-in.","costToUser":"Free to AU community members as part of the enterprise package.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
Copilot Chat is part of American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package and is securely available to all AU community members.

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Copilot Chat is part of American University's Microsoft 365 enterprise package and is securely available to all AU community members.

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%

Normalized value: {"tool":"perplexity","rawToolName":"Perplexity Enterprise Pro","description":"Enterprise AI research and knowledge access supplied through the Kogod School partnership with Perplexity.","howToObtain":"Use the Kogod School partnership access path.","costToUser":"Provided to the Kogod community through the partnership.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
Every Kogod student, staff member, and faculty member receives Perplexity Enterprise Pro through the school's official partnership.

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Every Kogod student, staff member, and faculty member receives Perplexity Enterprise Pro through the school's official partnership.

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%

Normalized value: sensitive_data_requires_approval_and_oit_tool_approval

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Evidence 1
Do not enter any sensitive data, or Confidential or Official Use data (as defined in the university Data Classification Policy) in an AI platform, unless approved by a university official.

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AU tells users not to enter sensitive, Confidential, or Official Use data in AI platforms unless a university official approves.

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%

Normalized value: unauthorized_or_undisclosed_ai_may_violate_academic_integrity_code

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Evidence 1
Misuse of AI or use of AI without permission or disclosure may constitute a violation of the Academic Integrity Code.

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AU says misuse of AI, or AI use without permission or disclosure, may constitute an Academic Integrity Code violation.

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Evidence 2
Students are not permitted to use unauthorized materials on an exam - this includes the use of generative AI tools for any purpose without explicit permission.

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OAI guidance treats unauthorized generative-AI use on exams as unauthorized material use unless explicitly permitted.

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%

Normalized value: current_responsible_use_guidance

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Evidence 1
The following guidance outlines acceptable practices for utilizing AI tools while safeguarding institutional, personal, and proprietary information.

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AU frames this page as guidance for acceptable AI use while protecting institutional, personal, and proprietary information.

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%

Normalized value: research_ai_disclosure_accuracy_privacy_no_ai_coauthor

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Evidence 1
Be transparent about the use of AI in your research. Clearly track and, where appropriate, disclose when, how, and which AI tools (including versions) are used, whether for data analysis, content generation, or writing assistance.

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AU research guidance calls for transparent tracking and appropriate disclosure of AI use in research.

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%

Normalized value: course_level_ai_expectations

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Evidence 1
Course syllabi should clearly state policies and expectations about the use of AI, whether prohibited or permitted.

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AU says course syllabi should clearly state whether AI is prohibited or permitted.

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Evidence 2
American University does not currently regulate how faculty and students can or cannot use generative artificial intelligence (AI) through large language models (LLMs) such as Copilot, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude.

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The CFE page says AU does not currently regulate faculty and student generative-AI use through a single university-wide rule.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

5 source attribution

Change log

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