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Yale University

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27 reviewed claims

Academic Integrity

Yale academic integrity guidance treats inserting AI-generated text into an assignment without proper attribution as an academic integrity violation.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: ai_text_without_attribution_violation

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Inserting AI-generated text into an assignment without proper attribution is a violation of academic integrity, and using AI tools in a manner that was not authorized by your instructor may also be considered a breach of academic integrity.

Ai Tool Treatment

AWS Bedrock is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"aws_bedrock","rawToolName":"AWS Bedrock","description":"AWS foundation-model service for application development.","howToObtain":"Submit an AI request review through Yale Data.","costToUser":"Usage-based.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. AWS Bedrock is for staff and faculty, is usage-based, and requires Yale's AI request review process for each application.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. AWS Bedrock is for staff and faculty, is usage-based, and requires Yale's AI request review process for each application.

Ai Tool Treatment

Azure AI is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"azure_ai","rawToolName":"Azure AI","description":"Azure cloud AI-model access for application development.","howToObtain":"Submit an AI request review through Yale Data.","costToUser":"Usage-based.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. Azure AI is for staff and faculty, is usage-based, and requires Yale's AI request review process for each application.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. Azure AI is for staff and faculty, is usage-based, and requires Yale's AI request review process for each application.

Ai Tool Treatment

Consensus is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"consensus","rawToolName":"Consensus","description":"AI-powered research search service.","howToObtain":"Create an account with an eligible Yale email or Yale Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Free; trial available through 2026-12-31.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Consensus is available to staff, faculty, and students; users create an account with an eligible Yale email or Yale Google Workspace account, with a free trial through 12/31/2026.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Consensus is available to staff, faculty, and students; users create an account with an eligible Yale email or Yale Google Workspace account, with a free trial through 12/31/2026.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"copilot_studio","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio","description":"Custom-agent platform included with an M365 Copilot licence.","howToObtain":"Requires a Yale ServiceNow access request for Microsoft 365 Copilot.","costToUser":"$18 per user per month with M365 Copilot licence.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio is for staff and faculty aged 18 or above and is included with an M365 Copilot license, which requires a Yale ServiceNow access request at $18 per user per month.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio is for staff and faculty aged 18 or above and is included with an M365 Copilot license, which requires a Yale ServiceNow access request at $18 per user per month.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini for Education is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini for Education","description":"Google Gemini through Yale Google Workspace.","howToObtain":"Log in with a Yale Google Workspace (EliApps) account.","costToUser":"Free.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Google Gemini for Education is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above through their Yale Google Workspace (EliApps) account.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Google Gemini for Education is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above through their Yale Google Workspace (EliApps) account.

Ai Tool Treatment

GitHub Copilot is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"github_copilot","rawToolName":"GitHub Copilot","description":"AI coding assistant for Yale staff and faculty.","howToObtain":"Request access through Yale ServiceNow.","costToUser":"$19 per month.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. GitHub Copilot is for staff and faculty, costs $19 per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. GitHub Copilot is for staff and faculty, costs $19 per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

Ai Tool Treatment

BeaconAI is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"BeaconAI","description":"YaleSites AI chatbot for website visitors.","howToObtain":"YaleSites users request BeaconAI for their eligible site.","costToUser":"Free.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. BeaconAI is available upon request only for sites using the YaleSites platform; the catalog says it is free and provides a YaleSites Beacon request path.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. BeaconAI is available upon request only for sites using the YaleSites platform; the catalog says it is free and provides a YaleSites Beacon request path.

Ai Tool Treatment

Clarity Platform is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"Clarity Platform","description":"Yale-provided AI chatbot and custom-agent platform.","howToObtain":"Use the Clarity Platform Chat service.","costToUser":"Free except for API access.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Clarity Platform is available to staff, faculty, and students through Clarity Platform Chat; it is free except for API access and is housed within Yale’s secure infrastructure.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Clarity Platform is available to staff, faculty, and students through Clarity Platform Chat; it is free except for API access and is housed within Yale’s secure infrastructure.

Ai Tool Treatment

Copilot Chat is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Copilot Chat","description":"Secure Microsoft Copilot Chat with Yale account access.","howToObtain":"Log in with a Yale email address; students use the student Copilot entry point.","costToUser":"Free.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Copilot Chat is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above; users log in with their Yale email address.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Copilot Chat is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above; users log in with their Yale email address.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"Microsoft 365 app-integrated Copilot.","howToObtain":"Request access through Yale ServiceNow.","costToUser":"$18 per user per month.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Microsoft 365 Copilot is for staff and faculty aged 18 or above, costs $18 per user per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Microsoft 365 Copilot is for staff and faculty aged 18 or above, costs $18 per user per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

Ai Tool Treatment

NotebookLM is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"NotebookLM","description":"NotebookLM included in Yale's Google for Education offering.","howToObtain":"Log in with a Yale Google Workspace (EliApps) account.","costToUser":"Free.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. NotebookLM is part of the Google for Education offering and is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above through Yale Google Workspace (EliApps).

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. NotebookLM is part of the Google for Education offering and is available free to staff, faculty, and students aged 18 or above through Yale Google Workspace (EliApps).

Ai Tool Treatment

Portkey is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"portkey","rawToolName":"Portkey","description":"AI-model API gateway for developers.","howToObtain":"Use Yale's Portkey overview and access path.","costToUser":"Usage-based and billed to a COA.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. Portkey is available to staff and faculty; its pricing is based on usage and billed to a COA through Yale's Portkey access path.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says its Developer Tools are available to support building new Yale tools. Portkey is available to staff and faculty; its pricing is based on usage and billed to a COA through Yale's Portkey access path.

Ai Tool Treatment

Power BI Copilot is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"power_bi_copilot","rawToolName":"Power BI Copilot","description":"AI feature in Yale's Power BI service.","howToObtain":"Follow Yale's Power BI Copilot access path.","costToUser":"Included in Fabric Power BI Premium licence.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Power BI Copilot is available to staff and faculty and is included in the Fabric Power BI Premium license, with a Yale access path.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Power BI Copilot is available to staff and faculty and is included in the Fabric Power BI Premium license, with a Yale access path.

Ai Tool Treatment

Teams Premium is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"teams_premium","rawToolName":"Teams Premium","description":"Microsoft Teams Premium AI features.","howToObtain":"Request access through Yale ServiceNow.","costToUser":"$1.88 per user per month.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Teams Premium is for staff and faculty, costs $1.88 per user per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Teams Premium is for staff and faculty, costs $1.88 per user per month, and requires a Yale ServiceNow access request.

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for Yale University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"zoom_ai_companion","rawToolName":"Zoom AI Companion","description":"AI meeting features in Yale Zoom accounts.","howToObtain":"Enabled by default for users with a Zoom account.","costToUser":"Free with Zoom account.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Zoom AI Companion is available to staff and faculty, free with a Zoom account, and enabled by default for everyone with that account.

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Yale’s AI Tools and Resources says Yale Provided Tools are provided to all Yale community members. Zoom AI Companion is available to staff and faculty, free with a Zoom account, and enabled by default for everyone with that account.

Privacy

Yale guidance says confidential, legally restricted, moderate-risk, and high-risk Yale data should not be entered into AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: restricted_data_not_for_ai_tools

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Do not enter confidential or legally restricted data or any data that Yale's data classification policy identifies as moderate or high-risk into an AI tool.

Ai Tool Treatment

Yale lists Clarity Platform as a Yale-provided AI chatbot platform housed within Yale secure infrastructure and available to staff, faculty, and students.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: clarity_platform_yale_provided

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The Clarity Platform provides access to AI chatbots similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot Chat but housed within Yale's secure infrastructure... Available to: staff, faculty, and students.

Academic Integrity

Yale expects faculty to give clear instructions on permitted AI use and attribution, and expects students to follow instructor guidelines for coursework.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: instructor_policy_controls_coursework_use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Faculty members are expected to provide clear instructions on the permitted use of generative AI tools for academic work and requirements for attribution. Likewise, students are expected to follow their instructors' guidelines about permitted use of AI for coursework.

Teaching

Yale states that instructors have authority within each course to determine whether and how students may use AI on assignments.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: course_level_instructor_authority

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Within each course, instructors at Yale have full authority to determine whether and how students may use AI when completing assignments.

Privacy

Yale Poorvu Center guidance says classroom AI use must comply with FERPA and instructors cannot require students to create external accounts for tools Yale does not directly license.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: ferpa_and_no_required_unlicensed_external_accounts

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Your use of AI tools in the classroom must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In particular, you cannot require students to create external accounts for tools Yale does not directly license.

Privacy

Yale describes Copilot Chat as not using conversations to train AI models or sharing data with OpenAI, while limiting high-risk data to Work search.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: copilot_chat_data_protection_work_search

Original evidence

Evidence 1
It does not use your conversations to train any AI model or share any data with OpenAI, ensuring your information remains private. Functionality is split into a Work and a Web tab. High risk data should only be used in the Work search.

Academic Integrity

The Yale Poorvu Center says it does not endorse AI detection software or enable such features in Canvas.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: ai_detection_not_endorsed

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Given the ever-evolving capabilities of AI the Poorvu Center doesn't endorse the use of AI detection software or enable such features in Canvas.

Ai Tool Treatment

Yale labels listed no-cost popular AI tools as informational only, not endorsed or provided by Yale, and for low-risk unsecured data experimentation and collaboration.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: external_tools_low_risk_personal_use_only

Original evidence

Evidence 1
This list is for informational purposes only as these tools are not endorsed by Yale. They are for personal use only and are not provided by the university. Use when handling low-risk, unsecured data for experimentation and collaboration.

Other

Yale guidance tells users to review and verify AI-generated outputs, especially before publication.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: review_verify_ai_outputs

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Always review and verify outputs generated by AI tools, especially before publication.

Procurement

Yale guidance directs people considering an AI product to conduct an initial review for institutional security requirements.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: ai_product_security_review

Original evidence

Evidence 1
If you are considering acquiring an AI product, please conduct an initial review of the tool to ensure that it conforms to institutional security requirements.

Teaching

Yale Poorvu Center guidance says generative AI use is subject to individual course policies and encourages instructors to adapt model policies to their course goals.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: model_course_ai_policies

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Generative AI use is subject to individual course policies. We encourage all instructors to adapt our model policies for their specific course and learning goals.

Source record

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Yale University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 18, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/yale-university

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