ai_tool_treatment
UBC lists generative AI tools by whether they are approved for required instructional use.
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Change log
University of British Columbia
Release-to-release tracker diff with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.
Change summary
Current public record freshness and review state.
University of British Columbia currently has 19 source-backed claim records and 13 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 23, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 6 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.
This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.
Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.
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Release diff
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University of British Columbia release diff
Comparing public-release-20260526-001 to public-release-20260526-003.
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11 # University of British Columbia 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: UBC lists generative AI tools by whether they are approved for required instructional use.
5+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Privacy Impact Assessments for GenerativeAI Instructional Use at UBC
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: UBC allows required instructional use of Microsoft Copilot for Organizations with caution when students use UBC credentials and avoid personal information or intellectual property.
10+Evidence (en-US, d3989125ce8d): Yes, with caution: Students should log in with their UBC credentials, be reminded not to enter personal information or intellectual property into the tool.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+teaching: UBC says instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate permitted and prohibited GenAI use to students.
15+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): Instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate to students the permitted and/or prohibited use of GenAI in their academic work.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+academic_integrity: UBC strongly discourages use of AI-generated-content detectors because of concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
20+Evidence (en-US, 0a10700e5b9a): The use of applications to detect AI-generated content is strongly discouraged at this time, due to concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+privacy: UBC says a Privacy Impact Assessment is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
25+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): Under British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1227 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1328 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
29+privacy: UBC conducts Privacy Impact Assessments case by case to mitigate privacy risks associated with information handling.
30+Evidence (en-US, 0dd15e2aa73b): At UBC, PIAs are conducted on a case-by-case basis, with a focus on proactively mitigating privacy risks associated with information handling.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
Claim changes
19 claim records
ai_tool_treatment
UBC says students must not be required to sign up for or use ChatGPT 5 with an account.
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ai_tool_treatment
UBC allows required instructional use of Microsoft Copilot for Organizations with caution when students use UBC credentials and avoid personal information or intellectual property.
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teaching
UBC says instructors, supervisors, and programs should clearly communicate permitted and prohibited GenAI use to students.
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academic_integrity
UBC says educators should tell students when and how to acknowledge GenAI use if GenAI tools are allowed in assessed work.
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academic_integrity
UBC strongly discourages use of AI-generated-content detectors because of concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property.
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privacy
UBC says instructors should not submit student work or personal information to AI detectors unless the detector has undergone UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review.
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privacy
UBC says a Privacy Impact Assessment is required for university tools and initiatives that handle personal information.
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privacy
UBC conducts Privacy Impact Assessments case by case to mitigate privacy risks associated with information handling.
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academic_integrity
Students may only use GenAI for assessed work (assignments, exams, projects, theses) if expressly permitted by their instructor, supervisor, or program.
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academic_integrity
The use of applications to detect AI-generated content is strongly discouraged at UBC due to concerns about effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property. Turnitin AI detection is not enabled.
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academic_integrity
All uses of GenAI at UBC must uphold academic integrity and adhere to the academic misconduct regulations in the UBC Okanagan and Vancouver calendars.
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privacy
UBC says instructors or teaching assistants cannot require students to use GenAI or any other technology tool that requires sharing personal information unless the tool has undergone a UBC Privacy Impact Assessment review and been approved for use with personal information.
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privacy
Do not enter personal information into any generative AI tool that has not been through UBC's FIPPA compliance assessment (PIA), as to do so may be a breach of privacy.
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teaching
UBC recognizes generative AI as a tool to assist in tasks, not a replacement for human creativity and judgment, and encourages experimentation within ethical and responsible use boundaries.
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teaching
Faculty and staff may use GenAI in teaching and learning so long as this is within the bounds of legal, university, Faculty, or program-level policies and requirements.
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ai_tool_treatment
Microsoft Copilot for Organizations is the approved institutional GenAI chatbot at UBC, available to all faculty, students, and staff with UBC credentials, with PIA interim approval.
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academic_integrity
Graduate students must obtain approval from their supervisor/committee for substantive GenAI use in research and thesis work, and must include a GenAI use statement in their thesis preface.
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teaching
Use of GenAI in teaching and learning should respect Indigenous data sovereignty and community protocols for use and sharing of Indigenous knowledges, intellectual properties, and data.
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Source snapshots
13 source attributions
10 things UBC students should know about generative AI
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
GenAI - Academic Integrity at UBC
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Guidelines for all uses of GenAI in Teaching & Learning
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
Guidelines for all uses of GenAI in Teaching & Learning
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Microsoft Copilot for Organizations
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Principles for the Use of Generative AI Tools
official_policy_page Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Privacy & Risk - Generative AI
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
Privacy & Risk - Generative AI at UBC
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Privacy Impact Assessments for GenerativeAI Instructional Use at UBC
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
Privacy Impact Assessments for GenerativeAI Instructional Use at UBC
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Teaching & Learning Guidelines - Generative AI
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
UBC Guidance - Generative AI
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
Use of Generative AI - Graduate School at UBC
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 2:00 PM