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University of California, Irvine

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: 293UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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7 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

UCI Google Gemini is listed for University of California, Irvine 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":"UCI Google Gemini","description":"UCI provides Google Gemini to employees and students using UCI Google accounts.","howToObtain":"Log in with a UCI Google account.","costToUser":"No additional charge.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Last checked
Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
OIT provides these tools as UCI-contracted resources. UCI Google Gemini is available to UCI employees and students who are logged into their UCI Google accounts. No additional charge for Gemini Chat.

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OIT provides these tools as UCI-contracted resources. UCI Google Gemini is available to UCI employees and students who are logged into their UCI Google accounts. No additional charge for Gemini Chat.

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English (en)
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Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

ZotGPT Chat is listed for University of California, Irvine in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"ZotGPT Chat","description":"ZotGPT Chat is UCI's campus-contracted AI service for students, faculty, and staff.","howToObtain":"Use ZotGPT Chat with UCI access.","costToUser":"No additional charge.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
ZotGPT is the umbrella term used for AI services secured with campus contracts. ZotGPT Chat is available to students, faculty, and staff at no cost. No additional charge for ZotGPT Chat.

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ZotGPT is the umbrella term used for AI services secured with campus contracts. ZotGPT Chat is available to students, faculty, and staff at no cost. No additional charge for ZotGPT Chat.

Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of California, Irvine 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":"UCI provides Microsoft Copilot Chat to employees and students using UCI Microsoft 365 credentials.","howToObtain":"Log in with a UCI Microsoft 365 account.","costToUser":"No additional charge.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Last checked
Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
OIT provides these tools as UCI-contracted resources. Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to UCI employees and students who have Microsoft 365 accounts and are logged in with their UCI AD credentials. No additional charge for Copilot Chat.

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OIT provides these tools as UCI-contracted resources. Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to UCI employees and students who have Microsoft 365 accounts and are logged in with their UCI AD credentials. No additional charge for Copilot Chat.

Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Privacy

UCI Information Security lists UCI ZotGPT Chat, UCI Microsoft Copilot Chat, and UCI Google Gemini as appropriate for P1, P2, and P3 data, while non-UCI ChatGPT, non-UCI Copilot, and non-UCI Gemini are listed for P1 data only.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: UCI-supported chatbot services: P1-P3; non-UCI public chatbot services: P1 only.

Last checked
May 16, 2026
Last changed
May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UCI ZotGPT Chat | P1, P2, P3; UCI Microsoft Copilot Chat | P1, P2, P3; UCI Google Gemini | P1, P2, P3; OpenAI ChatGPT | P1; Microsoft Copilot (Non-UCI) | P1; Google Gemini (Non-UCI) | P1.
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English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Available Services and Appropriate Data Use Cases

Security Review

UCI Information Security says AI chatbot services involving third-party access to University information need approved-vendor and use-case review for security, privacy, legal, and risk before use, and that high-risk use cases need contracts including UC Appendix DS.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: Third-party AI chatbot use with University information needs supplier/use-case review; high-risk uses need UC Appendix DS contracts.

Last checked
May 16, 2026
Last changed
May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Any software or service where a third-party supplier has access to University information needs to be reviewed as an approved vendor and use case for security, privacy, legal, and risk. Before using AI chatbot services, review the data that will be submitted to the chatbot. High risk use cases (see below) must have contracts that include UC Appendix DS.
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English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Procurement and Licensing

Academic Integrity

UCI's Office of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct lists using work created by ChatGPT without appropriate citation and representing artificially produced text as one's own language as examples of plagiarism.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: Uncited ChatGPT-created work and artificially produced text represented as one's own are plagiarism examples.

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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Examples of Plagiarism include but are not limited to: Using work created by ChatGPT and failing to include appropriate citation. Representing artificially-produced text as if it were your own language in writing. Plagiarism occurs when you submit an assignment, a part of an assignment, or a creative work as your own when it was originally created by someone else or by generative AI.
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English (en)
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May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
Types of Academic Integrity Policy Violations / Plagiarism

Teaching

UC Irvine DTEI states that undergraduate course syllabi now need a clear statement addressing generative AI tools, and that graduate course syllabi need a course policy on student use of generative AI effective February 12, 2026; it also states there is no single campuswide policy governing student use of generative AI.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: Course-level generative AI syllabus policies required; no single campuswide student-use policy stated.

Last checked
May 16, 2026
Last changed
May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Recent guidance from the UC Irvine Academic Senate, through the Council on Educational Policy, now requires that all undergraduate course syllabi include a clear statement addressing the use of generative AI tools. In parallel, the Graduate Council established the following policy (effective February 12, 2026): All graduate course syllabi must include a policy on student use of generative AI in that course. There is no single campuswide policy governing student use of generative AI.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
AI Policy Resources

Source record

Official sources

4 sources

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

Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of California, Irvine AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-california-irvine

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