Coursework & Assessment
Instructor Approval Required
Tohoku University guidance specifies that students must confirm whether and how generative AI may be used with their instructor for each individual course.
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Exams & In-Person Assessment
Subject to Prohibitions
Depending on course objectives, instructors may restrict or prohibit AI tool use during exams or assessments; students must strictly obey instructor orders.
AI Disclosure & Declarations
Advisory Guidance
Guidance reminds students that directly submitting generative AI outputs as report answers should be avoided as it does not contribute to learning; standardized disclosure templates remain an unverified policy gap.
Privacy & Data Protection
Caution Advised
Guidance cautions students that inputting unpublished research findings, confidential university data, or personal information into generative AI carries risks of unintended data leakage.
Approved AI Tools
Representative Tools Listed
The university's guidance identifies ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion as representative tools, advising members on model functionality and opt-out procedures.
Research & Authorship
Mandatory Error Checking
Student guidance says AI outputs can contain errors and users need to check for themselves whether outputs are correct.
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Academic Integrity
Course-Specific Risk
Guidance warns that instructors may prohibit generative AI in specific courses, and unauthorized use may in some cases be deemed plagiarism; formal disciplinary referral procedures remain an unverified gap.
Teaching Practice
Dual Guidance Structure
The Digital Education Advisory Group publishes dedicated considerations for faculty, assisting instructors in tailoring syllabus objectives and exam designs.
Security & Procurement
Pending Verification
Commercial procurement contracts and enterprise data processing agreements were not verified in local crawl extractions.
Before you submit
Do
- Confirm with your course instructor whether generative AI is permitted before using it in any course.
- Check for yourself whether AI output is correct, as student guidance advises.
Don’t
- Avoid submitting generative AI outputs directly as report answers, as it does not contribute to your own learning.
- Exercise caution and avoid inputting unpublished research findings, confidential data, or personal information due to data leakage risks.
Tool discovery records: scope pending review
Tool discovery information and cited sources are retained. Current account eligibility, cost, endorsement and assessment permission are not confirmed.
ChatGPT
Access conditions (discovery record)
The following discovery information is retained; currentness and complete eligibility remain unverified.
Discovery record and cited evidence
ChatGPTをはじめとする生成系AIの利用については、授業ごとに、使用の可否も含めて担当教員に確認の上で行う必要がありますが、このページでは、学生が生成系AIを利用する際の注意点について説明します。
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Records cover only part of this period, starting 2026-10-28.
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Reviewed claims
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Academic Integrity 1 reviewed claim
The same student guidance says some classes may prohibit or limit generative AI use and that students should follow the instructor's instructions.
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Evidence 1授業によっては、生成系AIの使用を禁止したり限定したりする場合があります。生成系AIの使用については、担当教員の指示に従ってください。Localized display only
Some classes may prohibit or limit generative AI use; students should follow the instructor's instructions.
Evidence locator: 教育・学習における生成系AIに関する留意事項
Teaching 2 reviewed claims
The student guidance warns that generative AI output can contain errors and says students need to check for themselves whether AI output is correct.
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Evidence 1調べ学習等で使用する場合も、AIの出力には誤りが混ざっていることも少なくなく、AIの出力が正しい内容か、誤った内容なのか、自身でしっかり確認する必要があるLocalized display only
When using AI for research-style learning, students need to check whether the AI output is correct because errors are often mixed in.
Evidence locator: 教育・学習における生成系AIに関する留意事項
Tohoku University's staff-facing guidance suggests instructors consider, according to each class, whether to partially prohibit, warn about, or use generative AI; it presents these as examples rather than a single mandatory rule.
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Evidence 1教員自らが、生成系AIに何ができて何ができないのかを知った上で、生成系AIとどう向き合うべきかを考え、部分的に禁止するなり注意喚起するなり活用していくなりするのがよいのではないかと思われます。例えば、多くの学生が使用することも想定した上で、必要に応じて以下のような対策を講じることが考えられます。Localized display only
The page suggests instructors understand AI capabilities and limits and consider partial prohibition, warnings, or use as appropriate.
Evidence locator: 生成系AIへの対応方法案
Privacy 1 reviewed claim
Tohoku University's generative AI guidance cautions that unpublished research results, confidential information, entrance-exam information, and student or staff personal information can be exposed to service providers or other users through generative AI and translation services.
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Evidence 1機密情報についても同じことが言えます。入試に関する情報や学生・教職員の個人情報など、外部に漏らしてはならない情報が、生成系AIなどを通じてサービス提供事業者に伝わってしまうリスクや、他の利用者への回答として提示されてしまうリスクがあることを知っておく必要があります。Localized display only
The guidance warns that confidential information, entrance-exam information, and student or staff personal information may be transmitted to service providers or shown to other users through generative AI.
Evidence locator: その他の注意点（研究インテグリティ、サイバーセキュリティ等）
AI tool use 1 reviewed claim
Tohoku University's student-facing Online Class Guide says students need to confirm generative AI use, including whether it is allowed, with the instructor for each class.
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Original evidence
Evidence 1ChatGPTをはじめとする生成系AIの利用については、授業ごとに、使用の可否も含めて担当教員に確認の上で行う必要がありますが、このページでは、学生が生成系AIを利用する際の注意点について説明します。Localized display only
Students need to check with the instructor for each class, including whether generative AI use is allowed.
Evidence locator: はじめに
Source Status 1 reviewed claim
Tohoku University's public DX Navigation page lists a generative AI service guide for staff, but the linked guide is a Google Site that requires Tohoku email Google-account sign-in; this staged crawl did not access the restricted content.
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Evidence 1※一部ページは学内限定アクセスとなります。また、Googleサイトについては、東北大メールアドレスのGoogleアカウントでログインする必要があります。生成AI 本学で利用可能な生成AIサービスについてLocalized display only
The public DX page says some pages are campus-limited, Google Sites require a Tohoku email Google account, and it links to a generative AI services guide.
Evidence locator: 業務効率化ツール
Official sources
3 official URLs; 3 source attributions and their captured versions retained.
ChatGPT等の生成系AI利用に関する留意事項（学生向け）
olg.cds.tohoku.ac.jp
University official source
olg.cds.tohoku.ac.jp
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ChatGPT等の生成系AI利用に関する留意事項（学生向け） · 2026-05-14T04:23:00.000Z
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74e46595ac81815d02273cd879cf8d3061443dd2ae38a8e6893a05ac2fccc928
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ChatGPT等の生成系AI利用に関する留意事項（教員向け）
olg.cds.tohoku.ac.jp
University official source
olg.cds.tohoku.ac.jp
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ChatGPT等の生成系AI利用に関する留意事項（教員向け） · 2026-05-14T04:23:30.000Z
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d617c34d4477facf9bab1096b7877022ddd1b49eabaa8339295fc08bbdc7171d
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事務（技術）職員の方向け | 東北大学 DXナビゲーション
www.dx.tohoku.ac.jp
University official source
dx.tohoku.ac.jp
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事務（技術）職員の方向け | 東北大学 DXナビゲーション · 2026-05-14T04:28:30.000Z
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- Record revision
- v6-qs101-120-presentation-20261028
- Dataset release
- public-release-20260924-002
- Correction published
- Student snapshot
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Published V6 presentation; JSON and MCP retain the existing public record. Supplementary quotations and scope notes remain pending review. Local candidate corrections, tools and student summaries are not approved for publication. Institution-wide audit remains PARTIAL.
- Formal investigation workflows, sanction outcome schedules, and appeal procedures under Tohoku University regulations are not fully evidenced by the course-level plagiarism warning excerpt.
Questions students ask
Questions students ask
Can I use AI for my coursework?
Tohoku University guidance specifies that students must confirm whether and how generative AI may be used with their instructor for each individual course.
View evidence →Do I need to disclose AI use?
Guidance reminds students that directly submitting generative AI outputs as report answers should be avoided as it does not contribute to learning; standardized disclosure templates remain an unverified policy gap.
View evidence →Can I upload sensitive data?
Guidance cautions students that inputting unpublished research findings, confidential university data, or personal information into generative AI carries risks of unintended data leakage.
View evidence →Which tools can I access?
The university's guidance identifies ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion as representative tools, advising members on model functionality and opt-out procedures.
View evidence →What are the examination rules?
Depending on course objectives, instructors may restrict or prohibit AI tool use during exams or assessments; students must strictly obey instructor orders.
View evidence →What rules apply to research and publication?
Student guidance says AI outputs can contain errors and users need to check for themselves whether outputs are correct.
View evidence →What counts as academic misconduct?
Guidance warns that instructors may prohibit generative AI in specific courses, and unauthorized use may in some cases be deemed plagiarism; formal disciplinary referral procedures remain an unverified gap.
View evidence →What guidance applies to teaching?
The Digital Education Advisory Group publishes dedicated considerations for faculty, assisting instructors in tailoring syllabus objectives and exam designs.
View evidence →What security and procurement requirements apply?
Commercial procurement contracts and enterprise data processing agreements were not verified in local crawl extractions.
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