Baltimore, United States

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Reviewed claims

9 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini AI is listed for University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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":"Google Gemini AI","description":"University of Maryland, Baltimore County provides or institutionally supports Google Gemini AI.","howToObtain":"Use the official university access path.","costToUser":"Free of charge.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UMBC's enterprise license for Google Workspace means the basic features of Google Gemini AI are available to all UMBC users free of charge

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UMBC's enterprise license for Google Workspace means the basic features of Google Gemini AI are available to all UMBC users free of charge

Ai Tool Treatment

Amplify is listed for University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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":"Amplify","description":"University of Maryland, Baltimore County provides or institutionally supports Amplify.","howToObtain":"Submit an access request.","costToUser":"No individual price is stated.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UMBC provides access to Amplify, an innovative AI tool developed by Vanderbilt University

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UMBC provides access to Amplify, an innovative AI tool developed by Vanderbilt University

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Evidence 2
Access to UMBC's instance of Amplify is available to employees (faculty and staff) upon submission of an access request

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Access to UMBC's instance of Amplify is available to employees (faculty and staff) upon submission of an access request

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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","description":"University of Maryland, Baltimore County provides or institutionally supports Microsoft Copilot.","howToObtain":"Use the official university access path.","costToUser":"Free version included.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
all UMBC accounts now have default access to the free version of Microsoft Copilot

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all UMBC accounts now have default access to the free version of Microsoft Copilot

Ai Tool Treatment

NotebookLM is listed for University of Maryland, Baltimore County in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"NotebookLM","description":"University of Maryland, Baltimore County provides or institutionally supports NotebookLM.","howToObtain":"Use the official university access path.","costToUser":"Free to licensed users.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Google has made three new AI services free for ALL licensed users. NotebookLM

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Google has made three new AI services free for ALL licensed users. NotebookLM

Privacy

For administrative AI use, UMBC's DoIT guidance says that unless a user is using a tool from the GenAI Tools page, only public data may be used with a generative AI service and use of UMBC proprietary data is forbidden.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: administrative GenAI use limited to public data unless using UMBC GenAI Tools page tools; proprietary data forbidden in other services

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Safeguard data in our use of AI. Please remember, unless you are using a tool from the GenAI Tools web page, you may only use public data with a generative AI service. Using any UMBC proprietary data is forbidden.

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For administrative AI, DoIT says users may only use public data with a generative AI service unless using a tool from the GenAI Tools page; use of UMBC proprietary data is forbidden.

Academic Integrity

UMBC's Academic and Instructional AI page says UMBC does not license any AI detection tools at this time and describes reliability concerns with AI-detection tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: no institution-licensed AI detection tools at this time; AI detection reliability concerns noted

Original evidence

Evidence 1
There are a number of AI detection tools available, some built on older APIs for ChatGPT and therefore they are not accurate just on this factor alone. AI, by its nature, is constantly learning and improving itself and it may never be possible to truly detect whether text is AI-generated. Note: UMBC does not license any AI detection tools at this time.

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UMBC notes reliability limitations of AI-detection tools and states that it does not license any AI detection tools at this time.

Privacy

UMBC's DoIT GenAI Tools guidance says UMBC content that is not public should not be used with a GenAI service unless UMBC has verified that the service is safe to use, and says UMBC has several tools verified as safe for Level 1 and FERPA data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: non-public UMBC content requires UMBC-verified safe GenAI service; several tools verified for Level 1 and FERPA data

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Unless this information is considered public material, something you would publish on a website for the Internet to see, you should not use content from UMBC on any GenAI service unless you know that UMBC has verified it is safe to use. Luckily, UMBC has access to several GenAI tools that have been verified as safe to use on UMBC Level 1 & FERPA data, which is data intended to be kept internal to UMBC.

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Unless UMBC content is public, DoIT says it should not be used with a GenAI service unless UMBC has verified the service is safe; it also says several GenAI tools are verified for Level 1 and FERPA data.

Teaching

UMBC's Academic and Instructional AI guidance advises instructors to set clear expectations for generative AI use, including citation or reference expectations if AI is permitted, and says students who use AI should have prompts available to explain their process.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: teaching guidance recommends clear GenAI expectations and prompt/process documentation where AI is used

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Set clear expectations for using generative AI tools including how to cite or reference appropriately, if permitted (Mollick & Mollick, 2023). If students do use AI, they should have prompts readily available to explain how they made use of them and explain their process.

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DoIT advises instructors to set clear generative AI expectations, including citation/reference expectations if permitted, and to have students keep prompts available to explain their process.

Ai Tool Treatment

UMBC's Academic and Instructional AI page says Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are available to all campus users and that data is protected and not used for future training when users sign into UMBC-supported AI tools with a UMBC account.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot offered to all campus users; UMBC-account use protects data from future training

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UMBC offers three generative AI tools to faculty, staff and students: Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot to all campus users (faculty, staff, and students) When you sign into any of these UMBC-supported AI tools using your UMBC account, your data is protected and not used for future training.

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The Academic and Instructional AI page says Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are available to campus users, and UMBC-account use protects data from future training.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Maryland, Baltimore County AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county

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