Policy presence
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 5 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
San Diego, United States
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is listed as QS 2026 rank 66. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 9 source-backed AI policy claim records from 6 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
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University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is listed as QS 2026 rank 66. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 9 source-backed AI policy claim records from 6 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Policy profile
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Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Coursework
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Exams
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 5 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 3 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Academic integrity
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 5 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Approved tools
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 2 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: allowed.
Named AI services
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 2 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Teaching guidance
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 3 source-backed public claims for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 2 source-backed public claims for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Security and procurement
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has 2 source-backed public claims for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: required.
Coverage score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage only. It is not a policy quality, strictness, legal adequacy, safety, or compliance score.
Evidence-backed claims
9 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Academic Integrity
UC San Diego's Academic Integrity Policy says students may not let academic work or academic credit be completed for them by another human or by machine/artificial intelligence, and may not use unauthorized aids including artificial intelligence in coursework or assessments.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: unauthorized_ai_assistance_and_ai_aids_prohibited
Original evidence
Evidence 1No student shall allow any academic work or academic credit to be completed or obtained, in part or in whole, for themselves by another (human or machine/artificial intelligence). No student shall employ aids (including artificial intelligence) in undertaking course work or in completing any assessments that are not authorized by the instructor.
Academic Integrity
UC San Diego Academic Integrity Office student guidance says that if an instructor has not said a student can use GenAI for a class or assessment, the student cannot use it; silence does not equal permission.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: genai_use_requires_instructor_permission
Original evidence
Evidence 1To summarize: If your instructor did not say you could, then you can't. Silence does not equal permission.
Academic Integrity
UC San Diego Academic Integrity Office guidance says students authorized to use a GenAI tool should use it only in the way authorized for that assignment, should not assume authorization extends to other assignments or courses, and are advised to save history and acknowledge use to the professor.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: authorized_genai_use_limited_to_assignment_and_should_be_acknowledged
Original evidence
Evidence 1Yes, you're good to use the GenAI tool in the way that instructor authorized for that particular assignment. Don't assume you can use it in ways not authorized or for other assignments or courses. Also, if you use it, save your history so you can share it and acknowledge your use to the professor.
Ai Tool Treatment
UC San Diego Blink identifies TritonGPT as the university's preferred generative AI platform and says it is securely hosted at the San Diego Supercomputer Center so UC San Diego maintains full control over its data.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: tritongpt_preferred_secure_ucsd_hosted_platform
Original evidence
Evidence 1TritonGPT, our preferred Generative AI platform, is securely hosted at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. By leveraging a combination of open-source large language models (LLMs) and secure on-premise hosting, TritonGPT ensures that UC San Diego maintains full control over our data.
Security Review
UC San Diego Blink says the university evaluates and supports AI services integrated into supported platforms using criteria that reflect University of California data protection and security policies, including Electronic Information Security, Electronic Communication, Export Control, and FERPA standards.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: supported_ai_services_evaluated_against_uc_data_protection_and_security_policies
Original evidence
Evidence 1Alongside TritonGPT, we are actively evaluating and supporting AI services integrated into our supported platforms. Our evaluation criteria reflect the University of California's comprehensive data protection and security policies. These policies encompass Electronic Information Security, Electronic Communication, Export Control, and FERPA standards.
Teaching
UC San Diego's Academic Integrity Office says its Critical AI Literacy Canvas Module is a resource to support instructors in introducing students to AI competencies and engaging students in ethical and responsible GenAI use.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: aio_ai_literacy_module_supports_instructors_and_students
Original evidence
Evidence 1The module aims to increase in students the four competencies of AI Literacy - Recognition, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Proficiency - through key questions that students ask about GenAI: What is Artificial Intelligence, How Does It Work, How Do I Use it, and How Can I Use it Responsibly?
Academic Integrity
UC San Diego Library's GenAI academic-integrity guide says students might be cheating if they use a tool that has been prohibited or one that is not explicitly allowed by the course instructor.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: library_guide_warns_prohibited_or_not_explicitly_allowed_ai_use_might_be_cheating
Original evidence
Evidence 1Is the resource/tool allowed by the course instructor? If you use a tool/resource that has been prohibited OR if you use one that is not explicitly allowed, then you might be cheating.
Research
A 2025 UC San Diego Senate-Administration Workgroup report proposed that responsible GenAI use in research be grounded in research integrity, human oversight, disciplinary norms, responsible innovation, and principles over prescriptions.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: research_workgroup_proposed_genai_research_principles
Original evidence
Evidence 1We recommend that UC San Diego’s responsible approach to GenAI in research be grounded in five core guidelines that build on the eight UC Responsible AI Principles: Build from a foundation of research integrity; Ensure human oversight; Respect evolving disciplinary norms; Foster responsible innovation; Prioritize principles over prescriptions.
Privacy
A 2025 UC San Diego Senate-Administration Workgroup report says researchers should understand UC San Diego data classification policies, including which protected health information, human subjects data, student work, intellectual property, and similar data may not be used with non-secure GenAI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: research_genai_guidance_addresses_non_secure_tool_data_limits
Original evidence
Evidence 1Understand UC San Diego data classification policies, including which types of data (protected health information, human subjects data, student work, intellectual property, etc.) may not be used with non-secure GenAI tools.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
6 source attribution
AI and Academic Integrity - Generative Artificial Intelligence - LibGuides at University of California San Diego
ucsd.libguides.com
Artificial Intelligence in Education
academicintegrity.ucsd.edu
Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Research at UC San Diego
senate.ucsd.edu
UC San Diego Academic Integrity Policy
senate.ucsd.edu
UC San Diego's Support of AI
blink.ucsd.edu
Using ChatGPT
academicintegrity.ucsd.edu
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