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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =607UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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Reviewed claims

13 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Anthropic Claude is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"claude","rawToolName":"Anthropic Claude","description":"Anthropic Claude is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

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Evidence 2
Anthropic Claude Sonnet

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Anthropic Claude Sonnet

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"Google Gemini is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Google Gemini

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Google Gemini

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

Meta Llama is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"llama","rawToolName":"Meta Llama","description":"Meta Llama is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Meta Llama

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Meta Llama

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

OpenAI ChatGPT is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"chatgpt","rawToolName":"OpenAI ChatGPT","description":"OpenAI ChatGPT is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
OpenAI ChatGPT: A general-purpose assistant

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OpenAI ChatGPT: A general-purpose assistant

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English (en)
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d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

Perplexity is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"perplexity","rawToolName":"Perplexity","description":"Perplexity is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Manually select the AI model that you want using a drop-down window. (ex. Perplexity)

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Manually select the AI model that you want using a drop-down window. (ex. Perplexity)

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

UT AI Hub is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"UT AI Hub","description":"UT Knoxville operates a private, campus-supported multi-model AI Hub for active faculty, staff, and students.","howToObtain":"Sign in at the UT AI Hub with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

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Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Once the hub opens, you’ll log in with your UT Microsoft account.

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Once the hub opens, you’ll log in with your UT Microsoft account.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

xAI Grok is listed for The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"grok","rawToolName":"xAI Grok","description":"xAI Grok is available inside UT Knoxville's private, campus-supported AI Hub.","howToObtain":"Open the UT AI Hub and sign in with a UT Microsoft account.","costToUser":"Campus-supported access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Last checked
Jul 19, 2026
Last changed
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

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Active faculty, staff, and students have access to the UT AI Hub.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 2
xAI Grok

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xAI Grok

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
d3213c66…
Retrieved
Jul 19, 2026

Privacy

The University of Tennessee system AI policy says protected university data must not be entered into AI technology that has not been reviewed by the University CIO or designee and authorized for use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: protected_university_data_requires_authorized_ai

Last checked
May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Protected University Data shall not be entered into AI technology that has not been reviewed by the University’s Chief Information Officer (or designee) and authorized for use.

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Protected University Data cannot be entered into AI technology unless it has been reviewed and authorized.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
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Retrieved
May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
AI Technology Resources/Data Protection

Academic Integrity

The University of Tennessee system AI policy says course-related communications must inform students that unpermitted AI use is a form of academic misconduct subject to the campus student code of conduct.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: unpermitted_ai_academic_misconduct

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May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Course-related communications pertaining to the use of AI technology shall: (i) affirm the importance of academic honesty; and (ii) inform Students that the unpermitted use of AI technology is a form of academic misconduct.

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Course communications must state that unpermitted AI use is academic misconduct.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
30c18503…
Retrieved
May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
Campus Procedures, Academic Integrity

Teaching

The University of Tennessee system AI policy, which includes UT Knoxville, expects course faculty or staff to communicate permitted AI uses for a course and says students are responsible for following those course-specific AI requirements.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: course_specific_ai_use_communication

Last checked
May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Faculty/Staff Members responsible for the delivery of a course are expected to clearly communicate to Students the permitted use(s), if any, of AI technology in connection with a course.

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Course staff are expected to communicate permitted AI uses, and students are responsible for course-specific AI requirements.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
30c18503…
Retrieved
May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
Policy Statement and Guiding Principles

Teaching

UTK Writing Center guidance tells students that when an instructor allows GenAI for writing assignments, they should use it to assist rather than replace their writing process and should document and describe the use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: genai_assist_not_replace_document_use

Last checked
May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
If your instructor allows you to use GenAI for writing assignments, use it to assist rather than replace your research and writing processes, and always document and describe your use.

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Students are told to use GenAI as assistance, not a replacement, when instructors allow it, and to document their use.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
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Retrieved
May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
Key Messages

Ai Tool Treatment

UTK Writing Center guidance says instructors may set different GenAI rules for each course, and the sample syllabus page presents open, moderate, and strict AI-use guideline examples.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: course_ai_rules_may_vary_open_moderate_strict

Last checked
May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Read each instructor’s policy on using GenAI (found on the course syllabus), and follow each carefully. UTK instructors may make their own rules about whether and how you can use GenAI in their course.

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UTK guidance says instructors may make their own course rules for whether and how students may use GenAI.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
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May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
General Guidelines

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Each instructor may decide how best to shape the guidelines for their particular course; below are some types of guidelines you may see on your syllabi.

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The sample syllabus page presents course-level AI guideline options.

Source language
English (en-US)
Snapshot hash
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May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
Introductory guidance

Academic Integrity

UTK Libraries guidance says submitting generative-AI-created or rewritten assessment work as one's own is cheating, and advises students to check with professors and instructors about coursework use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence87%

Normalized value: ai_created_assessment_as_own_is_cheating

Last checked
May 17, 2026
Last changed
May 17, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Getting a generative AI to create or re-write your assessment and then submitting that work as your own, is cheating. It is the same as asking another human to do your work for you.

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UTK Libraries guidance treats AI-created or AI-rewritten assessment submitted as one's own as cheating.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
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Retrieved
May 17, 2026
Evidence locator
Academic integrity

Source record

Official sources

5 sources

Record information, JSON & citation
Reviewagent reviewedConfidence97%Snapshot statusNot publishedJSONPublic JSON

Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "The University of Tennessee, Knoxville AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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