Columbia, United States

University of South Carolina

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage5 reviewedEvidence-backed claims5Reviewed5Candidate0Official sources4Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-south-carolina.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence76%

AI disclosure

University of South Carolina has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: required.

RequiredMachine candidateConfidence77%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records1

ChatGPT

University of South Carolina

Tool
ChatGPT
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Unknown
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

5 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Academic Integrity

University of South Carolina Student Conduct and Academic Integrity guidance says existing academic integrity policies apply regardless of the tools used, and AI use that violates course rules or misrepresents authorship can be investigated and adjudicated under the current Code.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: existing_academic_integrity_rules_apply_to_ai_misuse

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Existing policies apply regardless of the tools used, meaning the use of AI in ways that violate course rules or misrepresent authorship can be investigated and adjudicated under the current Code.

Teaching

University of South Carolina Center for Teaching Excellence guidance says faculty must convey in course syllabi what AI use is allowed or prohibited and any student responsibilities for documenting AI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: faculty_syllabus_ai_expectations_and_documentation

Original evidence

Evidence 1
At a minimum, faculty must convey in their course syllabi what is allowed or prohibited, as well as any responsibilities students have for documenting their AI use.

Privacy

University of South Carolina Division of IT guidance for students says conversations and files in USC's ChatGPT Edu environment stay private within USC's secure system and are not used to train external AI models.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence89%

Normalized value: usc_chatgpt_edu_conversations_files_not_used_for_external_model_training

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Conversations and files stay private within USC's secure system-nothing you share is used to train external AI models.

Ai Tool Treatment

University of South Carolina Student Conduct and Academic Integrity guidance tells students to ask their course instructor before using AI bots such as ChatGPT for homework, because the professor may restrict the use of artificial intelligence services.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: students_ask_instructor_before_ai_homework_use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Ask your course instructor. When you ask, be sure to explain exactly how you plan to use the platform. The professor may restrict the use of artificial intelligence services.

Security Review

University of South Carolina Division of IT guidance says unauthorized third-party AI bots compromise USC network security and that proposed software, including add-ins or add-on apps, should be reviewed and approved by the Technical Review Board after the IT Purchasing process.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: third_party_ai_bots_security_risk_and_technical_review_board_review

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Unauthorized third-party AI bots compromise the security of USC's network. All proposed software, including add-ins or add-on apps, should be reviewed and approved by the Technical Review Board after following the IT Purchasing process.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

4 source attribution

Change log

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