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Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =469UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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8 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

BGUsearch AI Assistant is listed for Ben-Gurion University of The Negev in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"BGUsearch AI Assistant","description":"A GPT-4.1-powered natural-language assistant integrated into the BGUsearch library catalogue.","howToObtain":"Open BGUsearch, choose the AI-Assistant tab, and sign in to a BGUsearch account.","costToUser":"Not stated.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Jul 19, 2026
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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Ben-Gurion University's BGUsearch catalogue now includes a GPT-4.1-powered AI Assistant for natural-language searches over catalogue sources.

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Ben-Gurion University's BGUsearch catalogue now includes a GPT-4.1-powered AI Assistant for natural-language searches over catalogue sources.

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English (en)
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Evidence 2
The official instructions direct users to the BGUsearch AI-Assistant tab and require account sign-in before submitting a research question.

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The official instructions direct users to the BGUsearch AI-Assistant tab and require account sign-in before submitting a research question.

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English (en)
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Ai Tool Treatment

Web of Science Research Assistant is listed for Ben-Gurion University of The Negev in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"web_of_science_research_assistant","rawToolName":"Web of Science Research Assistant","description":"Generative AI research assistant accessible through the BGUsearch database catalogue.","howToObtain":"Enter BGUsearch Database Search, open Web of Science, and select Research Assistant; an institutional email account is recommended for saved results.","costToUser":"Not stated.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
BGU Library's official guide identifies Web of Science Research Assistant as a generative AI tool for literature exploration and journal discovery.

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BGU Library's official guide identifies Web of Science Research Assistant as a generative AI tool for literature exploration and journal discovery.

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English (en)
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Evidence 2
BGU Library instructs users to enter BGUsearch Database Search, open Web of Science, and select the Research Assistant interface.

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BGU Library instructs users to enter BGUsearch Database Search, open Web of Science, and select the Research Assistant interface.

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English (en)
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Ai Tool Treatment

BGU Library AI guidance tells students that not every field, assignment, course, or instructor may permit AI tools and places responsibility on the student to verify permitted use with the instructor in advance.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: students_verify_ai_use_with_instructor_in_advance

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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
שקיפות: קחו בחשבון שלא כל התחומים, מטלות, קורסים או מרצים יהיו פתוחים לשימוש בכלי בינה מלאכותית. האחראיות מוטלת על הסטודנט.ית לוודא מבעוד מועד מול המרצה מה השימוש המותר בכלים אלו (אם בכלל).

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Transparency: not every field, task, course, or instructor will be open to AI tools; students are responsible for checking in advance with the instructor what use is permitted, if any.

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שימוש נכון / שקיפות

Research

BGU Library AI guidance warns that language models can hallucinate and says information received from AI tools must be verified against reliable sources.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: verify_ai_outputs_against_reliable_sources

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
הזיות: בעיה ידועה של מודלי שפה שמתייחסת לתופעה בה המודל ממציא נתונים ומציגם כאמיתיים. חובה לאמת את המידע שמתקבל במקורות מהימנים.

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Hallucinations are a known problem in which a model invents data and presents it as true; information received must be verified in reliable sources.

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נקודות חשובות / הזיות

Privacy

BGU Library AI guidance warns that information entered into a language model is used for future learning and is exposed to some extent.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: information_entered_in_language_models_exposed_used_for_future_learning

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
פרטיות: כל מידע שמוכנס למודל שפה משמש אותו ללמידה עתידית. חשוב לשים לב שהמידע שאנו משתפים פה "חשוף" במידה מסוימת.

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Privacy: all information entered into a language model is used for future learning; information shared there is exposed to some extent.

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נקודות חשובות / פרטיות

Academic Integrity

BGU Library academic-integrity guidance says sources must be clearly attributed and that presenting others' ideas or texts without appropriate attribution is a serious breach of academic ethics.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: clear_attribution_required_plagiarism_serious_academic_ethics_breach

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
ציטוט וייחוס: בכל שימוש במאמר, ספר או נתון מתוך מאגר מידע, חובה לציין את המקור באופן ברור... מניעת פלגיאט: הצגת רעיונות או טקסטים של אחרים ללא ייחוס מתאים מהווה הפרה חמורה של האתיקה האקדמית ועלולה להיחשב כהפרת חוק.

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Citation and attribution: when using an article, book, or data from a database, the source must be clearly indicated. Presenting others' ideas or texts without attribution is a serious academic-ethics breach.

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שימוש הוגן וחוק זכויות יוצרים / חובת מתן קרדיט

Research

BGU Library's AI tools page presents selected AI tools for personal academic/research use and states that its lists do not cover all existing tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence82%

Normalized value: selected_ai_tools_for_personal_research_use_not_exhaustive

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
לאור ריבוי הכלים המוצעים בשוק וההתפתחות המהירה בתחום, הרשימות שלנו אינן מכסות את כל הכלים הקיימים, אך הן מציעות כלים שמצאנו בהם תרומה ממשית למחקר בשימוש אישי.

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Because of the many tools on the market and rapid development, the lists do not cover all existing tools but offer tools found to make a real contribution to personal research use.

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חשוב לזכור

Source Status

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has an official BGU Library AI in Academia guide, updated May 14, 2026; this staged crawl did not verify a separate central binding generative-AI policy page.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence72%

Normalized value: official_library_ai_guidance_found_no_central_binding_policy_verified

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
המדריך עודכן לאחרונה בתאריך: 14.05.2026. תחום ה-AI מתפתח ומשתנה ללא הרף, וכך גם המשאבים שעוסקים בו.

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The guide was last updated on 14.05.2026 and says the AI field and related resources keep changing.

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עדכון ופיתוח המדריך

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Ben-Gurion University of The Negev AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/ben-gurion-university-of-the-negev

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