Policy presence
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Saskatoon, Canada
University of Saskatchewan
Record status
Review: Agent reviewed
Policy profile
Review: Machine candidate
AI disclosure
No source-backed public claim about AI disclosure or acknowledgement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about disclosing, acknowledging, citing, or declaring AI use.
Coursework
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Exams
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
University of Saskatchewan has 4 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Academic integrity
University of Saskatchewan has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Approved tools
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Named AI services
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Teaching guidance
University of Saskatchewan has 5 source-backed public claims for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
University of Saskatchewan has 3 source-backed public claims for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
AI tools
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant)
University of Saskatchewan
- Tool
- ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant)
- About
- ALDA is a USask-designed generative-AI chatbot and text-generation suite for USask educators.
- Access
- Sign in to ALDA with a USask NSID.
- Cost
- Freely available.
- Availability
- Allowed
- Review
- Agent reviewed
- Sources
Lexis+ AI
University of Saskatchewan
- Tool
- Lexis+ AI
- About
- Lexis+ AI is an approved, College-of-Law-specific generative-AI legal research and drafting service that requires a request and additional College or School payment.
- Access
- College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator; access is by request only.
- Cost
- Additional payment at the College or School level.
- Availability
- Conditionally allowed
- Review
- Agent reviewed
- Sources
Microsoft Copilot
University of Saskatchewan
- Tool
- Microsoft Copilot
- About
- USask identifies Microsoft Copilot as the generative-AI tool for students, faculty, and staff conducting USask-related work; prompts and results are protected when users sign in.
- Access
- Sign in through the USask PAWS login.
- Cost
- Not specified.
- Availability
- Allowed
- Review
- Agent reviewed
- Sources
Evidence-backed claims
11 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Ai Tool Treatment
ALDA (AI Learning Design Assistant) is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Bukti asal
Evidence 1ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
Paparan setempat only
ALDA was designed at USask and is approved for use. It is an AI Learning Design Assistant generative-AI chatbot and suite of apps coded for USask educators, and is freely available with a USask NSID login.
Ai Tool Treatment
Lexis+ AI is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"Lexis+ AI","description":"Lexis+ AI is an approved, College-of-Law-specific generative-AI legal research and drafting service that requires a request and additional College or School payment.","howToObtain":"College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator; access is by request only.","costToUser":"Additional payment at the College or School level.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}
Bukti asal
Evidence 1Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Paparan setempat only
Lexis+ AI is approved for use by request only and requires additional payment at the College or School level. It is available within the College of Law; College of Law users contact their College IT Coordinator.
Ai Tool Treatment
Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Saskatchewan in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"USask identifies Microsoft Copilot as the generative-AI tool for students, faculty, and staff conducting USask-related work; prompts and results are protected when users sign in.","howToObtain":"Sign in through the USask PAWS login.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}
Bukti asal
Evidence 1Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Paparan setempat only
Copilot is the Generative AI tool for students, faculty and staff to use to conduct USask-related work. When logged in, search prompts and results are protected, and data and chat history are not used to train future AI models.
Ai Tool Treatment
USask academic-integrity guidance says GenAI detection tools are not reliable and that no detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: genai_detection_tools_not_approved
Bukti asal
Evidence 1Tools to detect text or other outputs produced by GenAI are not reliable. False accusations can be devastating. No detection tool has been approved for use at the University of Saskatchewan.
Source Status
The University of Saskatchewan publishes central AI principles and role-specific AI guidelines for students, educators, researchers, and administrators.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: central_ai_principles_and_role_guidelines
Bukti asal
Evidence 1USask has practical guidance for how principles may be applied in four common roles (Educators, Researchers, Students and Administrators) at USask.
Privacy
USask administrative AI guidance strongly recommends not inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools and says administrators should prioritize USask-approved AI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: administrative_ai_privacy_approved_tools
Bukti asal
Evidence 1It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool. You should prioritize using AI tools approved by USask to protect equity, safety, and security.
Teaching
USask LTE Toolkit guidance says instructors planning student GenAI use should use approved or reviewed tools when accounts are required and says using GenAI to determine final grades is strongly discouraged.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: teaching_genai_approved_tools_final_grades_discouraged
Bukti asal
Evidence 1If students are required to create an account, please use a tool that is listed in the A-Z Tool List as Approved for Academic Use or work through the process to Request a new LTE tool prior to any student use. Using GenAI to determine students’ final grades is strongly discouraged.
Academic Integrity
USask student AI guidance says students should use AI to support, not replace or misrepresent, their learning, follow instructor rules, and avoid inputting personal information or confidential data into AI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: student_ai_integrity_privacy_guidance
Bukti asal
Evidence 1Use AI to support your learning, not to replace or misrepresent your learning. Action: Follow the rules laid out by instructors about use of AI to act with integrity and avoid academic misconduct. It is strongly recommended that you do not input personal information or confidential data into an AI tool.
Teaching
USask educator AI guidance says educators should discuss AI-use expectations with learners and remain responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and grades.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: educator_ai_expectations_assessment_responsibility
Bukti asal
Evidence 1You should discuss expectations with learners about appropriate AI use and its impact on learning, including accountability for any use of AI output, and disclosing AI use. You are responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and establishing student grades, although you can be supported by AI.
Research
USask research AI guidance says researchers are accountable for output integrity and should consider tool security, protect confidential or sensitive information, and be transparent about AI use.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: research_ai_accountability_data_security_transparency
Bukti asal
Evidence 1Researchers recognize that data input into AI data processers may be accessed by others resulting in privacy breaches and/or disclosure of confidential information. Researchers consider the security of AI tools to prevent the leakage, accidental or otherwise, of confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information. Researchers should be transparent about their use of AI throughout the research lifecycle.
Source Status
A USask-hosted CGPS draft framework says graduate programs should determine whether and how generative AI may be used by graduate students and incorporate permitted/not-permitted use information into program guidelines.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: cgps_draft_graduate_program_genai_framework
Bukti asal
Evidence 1CGPS Council deems it the responsibility of programs to determine whether and how generative AI may be used by graduate students and that CGPS Faculty Council instructs graduate programs to incorporate information on the types of generative AI that are permitted or not permitted.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
Official sources
11 source attribution
Administrative Guidelines for Use of AI
ai.usask.ca
AI at USask - Artificial Intelligence at USask
ai.usask.ca
ALDA - LTE Toolkit | University of Saskatchewan
teaching.usask.ca
CGPS Framework for Graduate Programs on the Use of Generative AI
ai.usask.ca
Educator Guidelines for Use of AI
ai.usask.ca
Facts & Figures - College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | University of Saskatchewan
cgps.usask.ca
GenAI - Academic Integrity
academic-integrity.usask.ca
GenAI overview - LTE Toolkit
teaching.usask.ca
Lexis+ AI - LTE Toolkit | University of Saskatchewan
teaching.usask.ca
Research, Scholarly, and Artistic Work Guidelines for Use of AI
ai.usask.ca
Student Guidelines for AI Use - Artificial Intelligence at USask
ai.usask.ca