Boston University

Instructors have broad discretion to set rules on how GenAI may or may not be used within each individual course. It is your responsibility to comply with these instructions. Always consult the GenAI policy for the course or ask the instructor before assuming use of GenAI is allowed.

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Disclose (by a proper reference) when you leverage GenAI tools and describe how you used them in producing your work. Submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is a form of plagiarism that your instructor will treat as an instance of academic misconduct.

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Use of GenAI for course assignments in ways not permitted by the instructor is a form of academic misconduct. Always indicate where and how GenAI was used to generate content submitted for grading.

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Review the AI rules for your particular course before using GenAI.

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Disclose where and how GenAI assisted submitted work.

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Do not submit unattributed AI-generated work as your own.

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Effective July 1, 2026. This policy applies to all students except the following, who should refer to their academic conduct codes: School of Law, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

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Plagiarism may include using another’s work or ideas without appropriately crediting the source. Another may refer to generative artificial intelligence.

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Appeals may be presented to the Dean within ten (10) days of a student’s receipt of the designated Dean’s decision and sanction.

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Instructors have broad discretion to set rules on how GenAI may or may not be used within each individual course. It is your responsibility to comply with these instructions. Always consult the GenAI policy for the course or ask the instructor before assuming use of GenAI is allowed.

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Disclose (by a proper reference) when you leverage GenAI tools and describe how you used them in producing your work. Submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is a form of plagiarism that your instructor will treat as an instance of academic misconduct.

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Use of GenAI for course assignments in ways not permitted by the instructor is a form of academic misconduct. Always indicate where and how GenAI was used to generate content submitted for grading.

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BU faculty, staff, and students have access to the platform with their Kerberos log-in.

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TerrierGPT complies with BU’s internal privacy and data protection policies—and none of the data entered is used to train external models.

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It's still important to be mindful of the data you enter, as the platform is approved for data classified as confidential, but not restricted use.

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Do not enter restricted-use data into TerrierGPT.

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Microsoft Copilot is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU’s enterprise Microsoft license.

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You must be an actively enrolled BU student, faculty, or staff member with a Microsoft 365 license.

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Google Gemini is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU’s Google Workspace license. Google Gemini access also comes bundled with basic access to Google’s NotebookLM.

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You must be an actively enrolled BU student, faculty, or staff member with an active Google account in BU’s Workspace.

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This tool is approved for all data types up to restricted use data. Cost: Microsoft 365 Copilot is available to faculty and staff only at a cost of approximately $360 per user per year.

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Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes Firefly image generation credits, is available at no cost to students as well as many faculty, depending on your primary teaching affiliation.

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Getting started: To use AI Companion, access your Zoom Website Settings and enable the appropriate features for your meetings. Data security: Zoom AI Companion is not yet permitted for use in the HIPAA environment.

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Do not use Zoom AI Companion in the BU HIPAA environment.

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All academic and administrative users of GenAI tools should: Retain human oversight of AI-assisted outputs. Evaluate and verify the validity of generated content. Disclose when GenAI tools are used in the creation of materials, documents, or publications.

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Avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools, as this could violate privacy laws or university policy. For institutional use, TerrierGPT is recommended because it protects university data and complies with internal privacy policies. However, TerrierGPT is not approved for restricted use data.

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