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University of Cape Town

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Claims7Sources6Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1
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Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

University of Cape Town currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 6 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 1 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of Cape Town. Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

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Combined release diff

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University of Cape Town combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

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11 # University of Cape Town 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 University of Cape Town in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, a28e4de0d638): Copilot Chat is the recommended AI tool to be used at UCT. It is available to all UCT staff and students at no additional cost due to the UCT Microsoft licensing in place.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:59:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://icts.uct.ac.za/copilot-chat snapshot a28e4de0d638b59bb196e24944bf867dd7940ea01e0d43d71ba28f124fae1df4
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:59:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted1Source snapshots0Source text0
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University of Cape Town public-release-20260715-005 diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

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11 # University of Cape Town 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 University of Cape Town in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, a28e4de0d638): Copilot Chat is the recommended AI tool to be used at UCT. It is available to all UCT staff and students at no additional cost due to the UCT Microsoft licensing in place.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:59:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://icts.uct.ac.za/copilot-chat snapshot a28e4de0d638b59bb196e24944bf867dd7940ea01e0d43d71ba28f124fae1df4
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:59:43.896Z

Claim changes

7 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

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

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research

UCT's EiRC research guideline says researchers should use generative AI tools in the context of UCT policies and disclose AI use with a disclaimer or explanatory note describing where and how it was used.

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teaching

UCT CILT publishes open-access AI guides for staff, students, and researchers, and also offers interactive AI guides on Amathuba for UCT staff and students.

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security_review

Before procuring generative AI tools, UCT staff or departments should consult ICTS and the tools must undergo information security and privacy risk assessment.

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privacy

UCT advises administrative and support staff to treat AI inputs as public and not share personal, confidential, or UCT intellectual property with publicly available AI tools.

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academic_integrity

UCT says AI detection tools remain unreliable and that their use is not supported at UCT.

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teaching

UCT has published an AI in Education Framework for teaching, learning, and assessment, endorsed by the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee in June 2025, and it frames AI literacies, assessment integrity, and AI-enabled innovation as its roadmap.

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Source snapshots

6 source attributions

Microsoft Copilot Chat

official_guidance Tracker checked at Jul 16, 2026, 1:59 AM

Snapshot hash
a28e4de0d638b59bb196e24944bf867dd7940ea01e0d43d71ba28f124fae1df4

Responsible use of generative AI Tools at UCT for administrative and support staff

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 6:06 PM

Snapshot hash
ce547e63b2976829a81c265b8cece6c399be992de2257c3c07a109eebdd994a1