Madison, United States

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage18 reviewedEvidence-backed claims18Reviewed18Candidate0Official sources9Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-wisconsin-madison.json

Policy profile

Coverage score85/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence82%

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.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

Academic integrity

University of Wisconsin-Madison has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: required.

RequiredMachine candidateConfidence81%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

University of Wisconsin-Madison has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence82%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records10

Adobe Firefly

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Adobe Firefly
About
UW-Madison provides Adobe Firefly creative image generation access.
Access
Use through UW-provided access; Adobe provides vendor support.
Cost
Not specified.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

AWS Bedrock

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
AWS Bedrock
About
UW-Madison AWS Bedrock enterprise foundation-model service for faculty and staff.
Access
Request pay-as-you-go access; sensitive or restricted data requires Cybersecurity evaluation.
Cost
Pay-as-you-go.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google Cloud Platform AI Services

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Google Cloud Platform AI Services
About
UW-Madison Google Cloud AI services for faculty and staff.
Access
Use faculty/staff Google Cloud access; sensitive or restricted use needs Cybersecurity evaluation.
Cost
Pay-as-you-go.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google Gemini

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Google Gemini
About
UW-Madison university-wide Google Gemini service with enterprise protections.
Access
Sign in with NetID at gemini.google.com.
Cost
Free university-wide.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google NotebookLM

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Google NotebookLM
About
NotebookLM is included with UW-Madison Google accounts.
Access
Sign in with UW Google account.
Cost
Free university-wide.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Google Workspace Studio

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Google Workspace Studio
About
UW-Madison no-code Gemini agent builder in Google Drive.
Access
Sign in with NetID and open Workspace Studio in UW Google Drive; under-18 users cannot create Gemini agents.
Cost
Not specified.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Microsoft Azure AI Services

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Microsoft Azure AI Services
About
UW-Madison Azure AI service with OpenAI API access for faculty and staff.
Access
Request Azure access; sensitive or restricted use needs Cybersecurity evaluation.
Cost
Pay-as-you-go.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Microsoft Copilot Chat

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Microsoft Copilot Chat
About
UW-Madison provides Copilot Chat through Microsoft 365 to students and employees.
Access
Log in with NetID at m365.cloud.microsoft.
Cost
Free university-wide.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Webex AI Assistant

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Webex AI Assistant
About
UW-Madison Webex AI Assistant for meeting translation, transcription and summaries.
Access
Use within UW Webex meetings subject to unit guidance.
Cost
Free university-wide.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Zoom AI Companion

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tool
Zoom AI Companion
About
UW-Madison Zoom AI Companion for meeting summaries and action items.
Access
Use within a UW Zoom account, following account tier and unit guidance.
Cost
Free university-wide.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

18 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Ai Tool Treatment

Adobe Firefly is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"adobe_firefly","rawToolName":"Adobe Firefly","description":"UW-Madison provides Adobe Firefly creative image generation access.","howToObtain":"Use through UW-provided access; Adobe provides vendor support.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

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Evidence 1
The UW-Madison KnowledgeBase says Adobe Firefly is available through UW access and that UW provides access, with Adobe vendor support rather than a dedicated campus Firefly support team.

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The UW-Madison KnowledgeBase says Adobe Firefly is available through UW access and that UW provides access, with Adobe vendor support rather than a dedicated campus Firefly support team.

Ai Tool Treatment

AWS Bedrock is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"aws_bedrock","rawToolName":"AWS Bedrock","description":"UW-Madison AWS Bedrock enterprise foundation-model service for faculty and staff.","howToObtain":"Request pay-as-you-go access; sensitive or restricted data requires Cybersecurity evaluation.","costToUser":"Pay-as-you-go.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. AWS Bedrock is a subscription-based enterprise AI service available to university faculty and staff on a pay-as-you-go basis; sensitive or restricted data requires evaluation.

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UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. AWS Bedrock is a subscription-based enterprise AI service available to university faculty and staff on a pay-as-you-go basis; sensitive or restricted data requires evaluation.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Azure AI Services is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"azure_ai","rawToolName":"Microsoft Azure AI Services","description":"UW-Madison Azure AI service with OpenAI API access for faculty and staff.","howToObtain":"Request Azure access; sensitive or restricted use needs Cybersecurity evaluation.","costToUser":"Pay-as-you-go.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. UW-Madison Azure AI Services provide OpenAI API access and are available to faculty and staff; sensitive or restricted use requires Cybersecurity evaluation.

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UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. UW-Madison Azure AI Services provide OpenAI API access and are available to faculty and staff; sensitive or restricted use requires Cybersecurity evaluation.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"UW-Madison university-wide Google Gemini service with enterprise protections.","howToObtain":"Sign in with NetID at gemini.google.com.","costToUser":"Free university-wide.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Google Gemini is launched by logging in with your NetID; prompts are not used to train large language models.

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UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Google Gemini is launched by logging in with your NetID; prompts are not used to train large language models.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Cloud Platform AI Services is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"google_vertex_ai","rawToolName":"Google Cloud Platform AI Services","description":"UW-Madison Google Cloud AI services for faculty and staff.","howToObtain":"Use faculty/staff Google Cloud access; sensitive or restricted use needs Cybersecurity evaluation.","costToUser":"Pay-as-you-go.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. Google Cloud Platform AI Services are subscription-based enterprise services available to faculty and staff; sensitive or restricted use requires Cybersecurity evaluation.

Widok lokalny only

UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. Google Cloud Platform AI Services are subscription-based enterprise services available to faculty and staff; sensitive or restricted use requires Cybersecurity evaluation.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Workspace Studio is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"google_workspace_studio","rawToolName":"Google Workspace Studio","description":"UW-Madison no-code Gemini agent builder in Google Drive.","howToObtain":"Sign in with NetID and open Workspace Studio in UW Google Drive; under-18 users cannot create Gemini agents.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

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Evidence 1
The UW-Madison KnowledgeBase says Workspace Studio is available through UW access. Sign in with your NetID and open Workspace Studio in UW-Madison Google Drive; users under 18 cannot create agents that use Gemini AI.

Widok lokalny only

The UW-Madison KnowledgeBase says Workspace Studio is available through UW access. Sign in with your NetID and open Workspace Studio in UW-Madison Google Drive; users under 18 cannot create agents that use Gemini AI.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot Chat","description":"UW-Madison provides Copilot Chat through Microsoft 365 to students and employees.","howToObtain":"Log in with NetID at m365.cloud.microsoft.","costToUser":"Free university-wide.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. Copilot Chat is available to all university students and employees as part of the UW-Madison Microsoft 365 account.

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UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. Copilot Chat is available to all university students and employees as part of the UW-Madison Microsoft 365 account.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google NotebookLM is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"Google NotebookLM","description":"NotebookLM is included with UW-Madison Google accounts.","howToObtain":"Sign in with UW Google account.","costToUser":"Free university-wide.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. NotebookLM is included with your UW-Madison Google account.

Widok lokalny only

UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. NotebookLM is included with your UW-Madison Google account.

Ai Tool Treatment

Webex AI Assistant is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"webex_ai","rawToolName":"Webex AI Assistant","description":"UW-Madison Webex AI Assistant for meeting translation, transcription and summaries.","howToObtain":"Use within UW Webex meetings subject to unit guidance.","costToUser":"Free university-wide.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Webex AI Assistant provides translation, transcription and meeting summaries; users must know their unit guidance.

Widok lokalny only

UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Webex AI Assistant provides translation, transcription and meeting summaries; users must know their unit guidance.

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for University of Wisconsin-Madison 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":"UW-Madison Zoom AI Companion for meeting summaries and action items.","howToObtain":"Use within a UW Zoom account, following account tier and unit guidance.","costToUser":"Free university-wide.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Zoom AI Companion is available through UW-Madison Zoom accounts; Secure Zoom use depends on account tier and unit guidance.

Widok lokalny only

UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below, available university-wide for free. Zoom AI Companion is available through UW-Madison Zoom accounts; Secure Zoom use depends on account tier and unit guidance.

Source Status

UW-Madison publishes an official generative AI use and policies page that says faculty, staff, students, and affiliates must follow UW-Madison, UW System Administration, and Board of Regents policies when using generative AI tools and services.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: University-wide AI use policy guidance exists

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Evidence 1
All university faculty, staff, students and affiliates must follow these policies. As with everything you do at the university, you must follow UW-Madison, UW System Administration (UWSA) and UW System Board of Regents policies when using generative AI tools and services.

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The page states that all university community groups listed must follow the AI-use policies.

Privacy

UW-Madison states that sensitive, restricted, or otherwise protected data may not be entered into a generative AI tool or service unless the tool has undergone appropriate internal review.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: Protected data requires reviewed AI tool before entry

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Evidence 1
You may not enter any sensitive, restricted or otherwise protected data into any generative AI tool or service unless it has undergone appropriate internal review.

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Protected institutional data is barred from generative AI tools unless the tool has received internal review.

Academic Integrity

UW-Madison Student Conduct guidance says students are responsible for knowing their instructor's expectations for AI tools and should ask before using AI if permission is unclear.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: Students must know or ask about instructor AI expectations

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Evidence 1
Students are responsible for knowing their instructor's expectations when it comes to using AI tools. If it is unclear whether AI tools are allowed in a particular course or for an assignment, it is the student's responsibility to ask their instructor before using them.

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Student Conduct places responsibility on students to know instructor expectations for AI tool use.

Security Review

UW-Madison identifies use of AI-generated code in institutional IT systems or services without human review for malicious elements as a prohibited use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: AI-generated institutional code requires human review for malicious elements

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Evidence 1
Using AI-generated code for institutional IT systems or services without review by a human to verify the absence of malicious elements

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The CISO statement lists unreviewed AI-generated code for institutional IT systems as an explicitly prohibited use.

Privacy

UW-Madison Registrar guidance says UW-Madison-provided AI meeting summarization tools are generally approved for use with FERPA data, but unit leadership decides whether and how they may be used.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: FERPA use of AI meeting summarization tools is generally approved subject to unit leadership

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison-provided AI meeting summarization tools are generally approved for use with FERPA data. Unit leadership decides whether the tools may be used, including restrictions on the types of meetings it can be used for.

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Registrar guidance generally approves UW-Madison-provided AI meeting summarization tools for FERPA data.

Ai Tool Treatment

UW-Madison states that it has vetted and secured contracts for listed generative AI services that are available university-wide for free and provide higher data security and privacy protection than public services.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: University provides vetted enterprise generative AI services

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison has vetted and secured contracts for the generative AI services below. These tools are available university-wide for free and provide higher data security and privacy protection than public services.

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UW-Madison says the listed generative AI services are vetted and contract-secured.

Teaching

UW-Madison's CTLM generative AI teaching guidance says instructors and administrators are responsible for protecting student privacy and intellectual work, securing FERPA-protected data, and following university policies that apply to generative AI.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: Teaching guidance emphasizes privacy, intellectual work, FERPA, and applicable policies

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Evidence 1
Instructors and administrators are responsible for protecting student privacy and intellectual work, as well as securing FERPA-protected data. They must also follow university policies that apply to the use of generative AI.

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The teaching guidance assigns privacy, intellectual-work, and FERPA-protected data responsibilities to instructors and administrators.

Teaching

UW-Madison CTLM encourages instructors to communicate expectations for students' use of generative AI tools early and throughout a course, including through syllabi, Canvas, and course discussion.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: Instructors encouraged to communicate AI expectations

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Evidence 1
UW-Madison encourages instructors to share their expectations regarding students' use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools both at the beginning of a course and throughout the semester. Instructors may communicate their expectations to students in a variety of ways such as via their syllabi, in Canvas, and during course discussions and activities.

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CTLM encourages instructors to share expectations about students' use of generative AI tools.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

9 source attribution

Change log

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