Boston, United States

Boston University

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Ai Tool Treatment

Adobe Firefly is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"adobe_firefly","rawToolName":"Adobe Firefly","description":"Adobe Firefly image-generation credits through BU Adobe Creative Cloud access.","howToObtain":"Use BU Adobe Creative Cloud eligibility; access differs by student status and faculty primary teaching affiliation.","costToUser":"No cost for students and many faculty; otherwise $75 per year.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Adobe Creative Cloud includes Firefly image-generation credits and is available at no cost only to students and faculty eligible through their primary teaching affiliation; users who need to pay are charged $75 per year.

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Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Adobe Creative Cloud includes Firefly image-generation credits and is available at no cost only to students and faculty eligible through their primary teaching affiliation; users who need to pay are charged $75 per year.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"BU Google Workspace Gemini with enterprise data protections.","howToObtain":"Use Gemini in a browser while signed in to an active BU Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"No cost.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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BU TechWeb says Google Gemini is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license. An active BU student, faculty, or staff member with a BU Google Workspace account can access it.

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BU TechWeb says Google Gemini is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license. An active BU student, faculty, or staff member with a BU Google Workspace account can access it.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Workspace Studio is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"google_workspace_studio","rawToolName":"Google Workspace Studio","description":"Google Workspace Studio automation using Gemini within the BU Google Workspace environment.","howToObtain":"Use the Studio workspace or supported Google apps with an active BU Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Not stated.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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BU TechWeb's Google Workspace license service page says active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access Google Workspace Studio through the Studio workspace or common Google apps.

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BU TechWeb's Google Workspace license service page says active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access Google Workspace Studio through the Studio workspace or common Google apps.

Ai Tool Treatment

TerrierGPT is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"TerrierGPT","description":"BU's secure AI chat platform provides paid leading-model access for the BU community.","howToObtain":"Sign in to TerrierGPT with a BU Kerberos login.","costToUser":"No cost.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Boston University's official AIDA page says TerrierGPT provides the BU community secure, flexible, free access to paid leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and more. BU faculty, staff, and students access the platform with Kerberos login.

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Boston University's official AIDA page says TerrierGPT provides the BU community secure, flexible, free access to paid leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and more. BU faculty, staff, and students access the platform with Kerberos login.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot Chat","description":"BU enterprise Microsoft Copilot Chat with protected data handling.","howToObtain":"Use Microsoft Copilot in a browser or Microsoft Edge while signed in to a BU Microsoft account.","costToUser":"No cost.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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BU TechWeb says Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's enterprise Microsoft license. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a Microsoft 365 license can access it using their BU Microsoft account.

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BU TechWeb says Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's enterprise Microsoft license. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a Microsoft 365 license can access it using their BU Microsoft account.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"Paid Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on for BU faculty and staff.","howToObtain":"Submit an IS&T request for a license.","costToUser":"Approximately $360 per user per year, prorated at request.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Boston University's AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Microsoft 365 Copilot is available to faculty and staff only for approximately $360 per user per year. A license must be requested from IS&T through an Internal Service Request.

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Boston University's AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Microsoft 365 Copilot is available to faculty and staff only for approximately $360 per user per year. A license must be requested from IS&T through an Internal Service Request.

Ai Tool Treatment

NotebookLM is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"NotebookLM","description":"Basic NotebookLM access bundled with BU Google Gemini.","howToObtain":"Use NotebookLM in a browser while signed in to an active BU Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"No cost for the bundled basic access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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BU TechWeb says Gemini is available at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license and that Google Gemini access bundles basic NotebookLM access. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access NotebookLM; advanced features may be unavailable.

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BU TechWeb says Gemini is available at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license and that Google Gemini access bundles basic NotebookLM access. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access NotebookLM; advanced features may be unavailable.

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"zoom_ai_companion","rawToolName":"Zoom AI Companion","description":"AI Companion features for BU Zoom meetings, including transcription and meeting summaries.","howToObtain":"Open BU Zoom Website Settings and enable the applicable AI Companion features.","costToUser":"Not stated.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Zoom AI Companion is enabled through BU Zoom Website Settings, where users can turn on appropriate features for their meetings. It is not permitted in the HIPAA environment.

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Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Zoom AI Companion is enabled through BU Zoom Website Settings, where users can turn on appropriate features for their meetings. It is not permitted in the HIPAA environment.

Academic Integrity

Boston University student guidance tells students to disclose GenAI use and states that submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is plagiarism that an instructor will treat as academic misconduct.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: undisclosed_genai_output_plagiarism_academic_misconduct

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Disclose (by a proper reference) when you leverage GenAI tools and describe how you used them in producing your work. Submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is a form of plagiarism that your instructor will treat as an instance of academic misconduct.

Academic Integrity

Boston University student guidance says instructors have broad discretion to set GenAI rules within each course, and students are responsible for complying with those instructions and should consult the course GenAI policy or ask the instructor before assuming GenAI use is allowed.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: students_must_follow_course_specific_genai_rules

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Instructors have broad discretion to set rules on how GenAI may or may not be used within each individual course. It is your responsibility to comply with these instructions. Always consult the GenAI policy for the course or ask the instructor before assuming use of GenAI is allowed.

Privasi

Boston University faculty and staff guidance says users should avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools because this could violate privacy laws or university policy, and says TerrierGPT is recommended for institutional use but is not approved for restricted use data.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: avoid_private_sensitive_data_in_commercial_genai_terriergpt_not_restricted_use

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Avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools, as this could violate privacy laws or university policy. For institutional use, TerrierGPT is recommended because it protects university data and complies with internal privacy policies. However, TerrierGPT is not approved for restricted use data.

Security Review

Boston University's TerrierGPT page says data entered into TerrierGPT is not used to train external models and that the platform is approved for confidential, but not restricted-use, data.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: terriergpt_data_not_external_training_confidential_not_restricted

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TerrierGPT complies with BU's internal privacy and data protection policies-and none of the data entered is used to train external models. Data uploaded to the platform is only accessible by IS&T personnel and has the same strong privacy protections applicable to all BU enterprise data... the platform is approved for data classified as confidential, but not restricted use.

Ai Tool Treatment

Boston University faculty and staff guidance says academic and administrative GenAI users should retain human oversight, evaluate and verify generated content, and disclose GenAI use in materials, documents, or publications.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: faculty_staff_should_retain_human_oversight_verify_disclose_genai

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All academic and administrative users of GenAI tools should: Retain human oversight of AI-assisted outputs. Evaluate and verify the validity of generated content. Disclose when GenAI tools are used in the creation of materials, documents, or publications.

Pengajaran

Boston University AIDA classroom guidance recommends that faculty state their GenAI policy explicitly in the course syllabus, disclose how instructors will use GenAI for course tasks, explain the policy in the first week, and distinguish acceptable from unacceptable uses.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: aida_recommends_explicit_course_genai_syllabus_policy

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State your policy on GenAI use explicitly in the course syllabus. This includes disclosing how the instructors (faculty and student teachers) will use GenAI for lecture preparation, presentations, grading, and other course related tasks. Take time in the first week of class to explain your policy and its rationale. Make clear distinctions between acceptable and unacceptable uses.

Pengajaran

Boston University's AIDA FAQ says BU faculty may freely decide course AI policies within broad limits established by the BU Academic Conduct Code, and students are encouraged to review course policies and consult instructors.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: faculty_course_ai_policy_latitude_with_academic_conduct_code_limits

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AI is rapidly evolving, and BU faculty members may freely decide how to set the AI policies for each of their courses, within broad limits established by the BU Academic Conduct Code. Variation across courses is the norm, not the exception. Students are encouraged to review the course policies and consult their instructors for guidance.

Academic Integrity

Boston University AIDA classroom guidance tells faculty to be very cautious with accusations of GenAI misuse because AI detection tools are highly fallible, and to apply enforcement policies uniformly.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: faculty_should_be_cautious_with_ai_misuse_accusations_and_detectors

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Be very cautious with accusations of GenAI misuse-all detection tools are highly fallible, both with respect to false positives and false negatives, despite the marketing claims of companies that sell these products. Apply enforcement policies uniformly to minimize bias.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Boston University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/boston-university

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