Zürich, Switzerland

University of Zurich

Record status

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Policy profile

Coverage score90/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence78%

Approved tools

No source-backed public claim identifying approved or licensed AI tools is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence that identifies institutionally approved, licensed, procured, or enterprise AI tools.

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Research guidance

University of Zurich has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence80%Evidence1Sources1

Security and procurement

No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.

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AI tools

Derived tool records0

No tool-level evidence is published for this record yet. Broad AI tool mentions are not expanded into named tool conclusions.

Evidence-backed claims

7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Source Status

The University of Zurich has seven guiding principles on the use of artificial intelligence in research and teaching, adopted by the Extended Executive Board on 26 September 2023 and later expanded and supplemented.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are shaping and changing the way people conduct research and teach. Considering the risks and opportunities, the Extended Executive Board of the University adopted the following guiding principles governing the use of this cutting-edge technology on 26 September 2023, which have since been expanded and supplemented.

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UZH states that its Extended Executive Board adopted seven guiding principles for AI use in research and teaching on 26 September 2023, later expanded and supplemented.

Academic Integrity

UZH guiding principles say faculties should ensure equal opportunities and fair assessment conditions whether AI tools are permitted or prohibited, and that UZH will uphold academic integrity and penalize violations of its disciplinary or integrity rules.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
The faculties ensure equal opportunities and fair conditions when carrying out assessments regardless of whether the use of AI tools as aids is permitted or prohibited. UZH will uphold academic integrity in all its activities and penalise violations of its Disciplinary Regulations and/or its Integrity Ordinance.

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The UZH principles require fair assessment conditions whether AI aids are permitted or prohibited and say UZH penalizes violations of disciplinary or integrity rules.

Teaching

UZH recommendations say faculties and study program directors are responsible for specific generative-AI guidelines and should ensure students know whether and how generative AI may be used in assessments.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
The faculties and the individual study program directors are responsible for drawing up specific guidelines and policies. Those responsible must ensure that students are aware of whether and to what extent generative AI may be used in assessments. If the use of generative AI is not or only partially permitted, they should ensure the relevant assessments are conducted fairly.

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UZH recommendations place responsibility on faculties and study program directors to set specific guidelines and ensure students know whether and how generative AI may be used in assessments.

Academic Integrity

UZH recommendations say a declaration of authenticity can address generative-AI tools, that the person completing it should confirm only permitted aids or tools were used, and that any generative-AI use must always be indicated.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
A declaration of authenticity can be used for written assessments to confirm, among other things, that the tools and sources used have been correctly cited and referenced. The person completing the declaration must confirm that they have only used the permitted aids or tools. Any use of generative AI tools must always be indicated.

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UZH recommendations say declarations of authenticity can address generative AI, require confirmation that only permitted tools were used, and state that any generative-AI use must always be indicated.

Academic Integrity

For the University of Zurich Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, teaching staff determine for each module the extent to which AI is permitted for assessments; use of tools or generative AI without explicit consent and disclosure is punished as academic misconduct.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is generally supports the productive and considered use of AI. Teaching staff determine for each module the extent to which the use of AI is permitted for assessments. The use of AI can also be completely excluded. The use of tools or generative AI without the explicit consent of the teaching staff and without disclosing the tools will be punished as academic misconduct.

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For the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, teaching staff determine per module whether AI is permitted, and undisclosed or unauthorized use is punished as academic misconduct.

Source Status

UZH.ai presents a current collection of central and faculty-specific AI guidelines and says UZH is working on a unified university-wide AI policy.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence89%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Below you’ll find the current collection of central and faculty-specific guidelines. This list will grow as more faculties publish their own frameworks. That means: each faculty is free to define policies that fit its teaching and research needs — while we’re also working behind the scenes on a unified, university-wide AI policy.

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The UZH.ai policy hub describes current central and faculty-specific guidelines and says a unified university-wide AI policy is being worked on.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

4 source attribution

Change log

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