Santa Cruz, United States

University of California, Santa Cruz

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage9 reviewedEvidence-backed claims9Reviewed9Candidate0Official sources7Source languageen, en-USPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-california-santa-cruz.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence76%

Academic integrity

University of California, Santa Cruz has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: conditionally_allowed.

Conditionally AllowedMachine candidateConfidence74%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

University of California, Santa Cruz has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence71%Evidence1Sources1

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.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

AI tools

Derived tool records5

Gemini

University of California, Santa Cruz

Tool
Gemini
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed

Google Gemini

University of California, Santa Cruz

Tool
Google Gemini
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Unknown
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google NotebookLM

University of California, Santa Cruz

Tool
Google NotebookLM
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Unknown
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

NotebookLM

University of California, Santa Cruz

Tool
NotebookLM
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed

Zoom AI Companion

University of California, Santa Cruz

Tool
Zoom AI Companion
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

9 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini Chat is listed for University of California, Santa Cruz in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini Chat","description":"Google Gemini Chat is listed as a campus-licensed AI tool for UCSC staff.","howToObtain":"Access through the UCSC Google Workspace account where eligible.","costToUser":"Available at no cost with a UCSC account.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
UC Santa Cruz staff can access campus-licensed AI tools Google Gemini Chat and Google NotebookLM.

Widok lokalny only

UC Santa Cruz staff can access campus-licensed AI tools Google Gemini Chat and Google NotebookLM.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google NotebookLM is listed for University of California, Santa Cruz in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"Google NotebookLM","description":"Google NotebookLM is listed as a campus-licensed AI tool for UCSC staff.","howToObtain":"Access through the UCSC Google Workspace account where eligible.","costToUser":"Available at no cost with a UCSC account.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
UC Santa Cruz staff can access campus-licensed AI tools Google Gemini Chat and Google NotebookLM.

Widok lokalny only

UC Santa Cruz staff can access campus-licensed AI tools Google Gemini Chat and Google NotebookLM.

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for University of California, Santa Cruz in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"zoom_ai_companion","rawToolName":"Zoom AI Companion","description":"Zoom AI Companion is included in UCSC's comparison of campus-licensed AI tools.","howToObtain":"Access through the UCSC Zoom account where eligible.","costToUser":"Available at no cost with a UCSC account.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
The UC Santa Cruz campus-licensed AI tools guide lists Zoom AI Companion alongside Gemini and NotebookLM.

Widok lokalny only

The UC Santa Cruz campus-licensed AI tools guide lists Zoom AI Companion alongside Gemini and NotebookLM.

Privacy

UCSC ITS says users should never enter P4 data into any AI tool, and that P3 or P4 data is prohibited in unlicensed AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: p4_never_any_ai_tool_p3_p4_not_unlicensed

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
University standards prohibit entering sensitive data — P3 or P4 data, including personally identifiable and FERPA-protected records — into any unlicensed tool.

Widok lokalny only

ITS says P3/P4 data is prohibited in unlicensed AI tools and P4 data should never be entered in AI tools.

Ai Tool Treatment

UCSC ITS lists Gemini Chat, NotebookLM, and Zoom AI Companion as campus-licensed AI tools, with Gemini Chat and NotebookLM available to staff and Zoom AI Companion available to staff and contractors.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: gemini_chat_notebooklm_zoom_ai_companion_staff_contractors

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools listed on this page are available at UC Santa Cruz and protected by campus and UC-system agreements.

Widok lokalny only

The comparison page lists UCSC campus-licensed AI tools protected by campus and UC-system agreements.

Source Status

UC Santa Cruz's campus AI FAQ states that student AI use in coursework is governed at the individual course or assignment level, rather than by a single campus-wide student AI-use rule in that FAQ.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: course_or_assignment_level_ai_use_policy

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
At UC Santa Cruz, instructors set policy on use of AI at the individual course level. In some cases, a policy might be set at the level of an assignment.

Widok lokalny only

The FAQ says instructors set AI-use policy at the course or assignment level.

Academic Integrity

The UCSC Teaching and Learning Center, in partnership with the Academic Integrity Office, provides instructor guidance for recognizing and responding to suspected generative AI misuse, including documentation, student meetings, and possible academic misconduct reporting.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence87%

Normalized value: tlc_aio_guidance_suspected_genai_misuse

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Evidence 1
This TLC resource, co-developed in partnership with the Academic Integrity Office (AIO), is designed to guide you through the process of recognizing and responding when you suspect misuse of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in your classroom.

Widok lokalny only

The TLC/AIO resource guides instructors responding to suspected generative AI misuse.

Teaching

The UCSC Teaching and Learning Center advises instructors to integrate a clear generative AI-use policy into the syllabus, including permitted and prohibited uses, attribution norms, and misuse consequences.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence86%

Normalized value: tlc_course_ai_policy_syllabus_guidance

Oryginalny dowod

Evidence 1
A clear, well-planned policy—integrated into your syllabus—provides students with transparent expectations, supports academic integrity, and ensures equitable application across disciplines.

Widok lokalny only

The TLC page recommends a clear syllabus-integrated AI-use policy with expectations and attribution norms.

Research

The UCSC AI Council FAQ advises researchers considering AI use in human-subjects research to contact UCSC's IRB office.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence84%

Normalized value: human_subjects_ai_contact_irb

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Evidence 1
If you are considering using AI in human subjects research, contact UCSC’s IRB office at [email protected].

Widok lokalny only

The FAQ directs AI human-subjects research questions to UCSC's IRB office.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

7 source attribution

FAQ - Generative Artificial Intelligence at UC Santa Cruz

campusai.ucsc.edu

Snapshot hash
3ed7daedbfe3aaf2976b39447349c838fc5d1edbfd4c9ba5dcbf81e0bc8676d0

Change log

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