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Boston University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 15, 2026Last changedJul 15, 2026Claims16Sources9Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1
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Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

Boston University currently has 16 source-backed claim records and 9 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 15, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 8 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Boston University. Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

Diff categories

Semantic classification for this release diff.

Policy text0Newly extracted8Evidence0Source snapshots1Source text0Source added3Source removed0

Combined release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from all public release snapshots for this university.

Boston University combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

+32-2
11 # Boston University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Adobe Firefly is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Adobe Creative Cloud includes Firefly image-generation credits and is available at no cost only to students and faculty eligible through their primary teaching affiliation; users who need to pay are charged $75 per year.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:09:43.896Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: Google Gemini is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb says Google Gemini is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license. An active BU student, faculty, or staff member with a BU Google Workspace account can access it.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:10:43.896Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Google Workspace Studio is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
15+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb's Google Workspace license service page says active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access Google Workspace Studio through the Studio workspace or common Google apps.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:11:43.896Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: TerrierGPT is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
20+Evidence (en, 75fb539f3e23): Boston University's official AIDA page says TerrierGPT provides the BU community secure, flexible, free access to paid leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and more. BU faculty, staff, and students access the platform with Kerberos login.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
25+Evidence (en-us, a1105646f160): BU TechWeb says Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's enterprise Microsoft license. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a Microsoft 365 license can access it using their BU Microsoft account.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:13:43.896Z
1227 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1328 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
29+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
30+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Microsoft 365 Copilot is available to faculty and staff only for approximately $360 per user per year. A license must be requested from IS&T through an Internal Service Request.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:14:43.896Z
1432 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1533 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
34+ai_tool_treatment: NotebookLM is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
35+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb says Gemini is available at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license and that Google Gemini access bundles basic NotebookLM access. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access NotebookLM; advanced features may be unavailable.
36+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:15:43.896Z
1637 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1738 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
39+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
40+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Zoom AI Companion is enabled through BU Zoom Website Settings, where users can turn on appropriate features for their meetings. It is not permitted in the HIPAA environment.
41+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:16:43.896Z
1842 ## Source attribution added
1943 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
44+Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/ snapshot adb0b6fb731fafccaa6941a21fb44dfce64f8d6771d403e0d93cfd08e4a29672
45+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:16:43.896Z
2046 ## Source snapshot hash changed
2147 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
22-Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/terriergpt/ snapshot 4bfdb1e389376fdbc61808b2e044c8b514e9fa05108217ebc892a29190d890d0
23-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
48+Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/terriergpt/ snapshot 75fb539f3e2338146f7182777c5e9d4f241627c97772001d8b4daf1cf875b95c
49+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
2450 ## Source attribution added
2551 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
52+Source https://www.bu.edu/tech/services/cccs/collaboration/conversational-ai/google-gemini/ snapshot 24b11cddd3c76ee72d4556d7461c55860af8e36ee74ec80e14c1d1c20e0f7fe9
53+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:15:43.896Z
2654 ## Source attribution added
2755 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
56+Source https://www.bu.edu/tech/services/cccs/collaboration/conversational-ai/microsoft-copilot/ snapshot a1105646f1607fd9f75d81c655d352a51e29e042d745c83610a995a984dce970
57+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:13:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted8Source snapshots1Source text0
Release diffDiff JSON

Boston University public-release-20260715-005 diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

+32-2
11 # Boston University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Adobe Firefly is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Adobe Creative Cloud includes Firefly image-generation credits and is available at no cost only to students and faculty eligible through their primary teaching affiliation; users who need to pay are charged $75 per year.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:09:43.896Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: Google Gemini is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb says Google Gemini is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license. An active BU student, faculty, or staff member with a BU Google Workspace account can access it.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:10:43.896Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Google Workspace Studio is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
15+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb's Google Workspace license service page says active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access Google Workspace Studio through the Studio workspace or common Google apps.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:11:43.896Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: TerrierGPT is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
20+Evidence (en, 75fb539f3e23): Boston University's official AIDA page says TerrierGPT provides the BU community secure, flexible, free access to paid leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and more. BU faculty, staff, and students access the platform with Kerberos login.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
25+Evidence (en-us, a1105646f160): BU TechWeb says Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all staff, faculty, and students at no additional cost under BU's enterprise Microsoft license. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a Microsoft 365 license can access it using their BU Microsoft account.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:13:43.896Z
1227 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1328 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
29+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
30+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Microsoft 365 Copilot is available to faculty and staff only for approximately $360 per user per year. A license must be requested from IS&T through an Internal Service Request.
31+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:14:43.896Z
1432 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1533 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
34+ai_tool_treatment: NotebookLM is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
35+Evidence (en-us, 24b11cddd3c7): BU TechWeb says Gemini is available at no additional cost under BU's Google Workspace license and that Google Gemini access bundles basic NotebookLM access. Active BU students, faculty, and staff with a BU Google Workspace account can access NotebookLM; advanced features may be unavailable.
36+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:15:43.896Z
1637 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1738 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
39+ai_tool_treatment: Zoom AI Companion is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
40+Evidence (en, adb0b6fb731f): Boston University's official AIDA supported-tools catalogue says Zoom AI Companion is enabled through BU Zoom Website Settings, where users can turn on appropriate features for their meetings. It is not permitted in the HIPAA environment.
41+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:16:43.896Z
1842 ## Source attribution added
1943 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
44+Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/ snapshot adb0b6fb731fafccaa6941a21fb44dfce64f8d6771d403e0d93cfd08e4a29672
45+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:16:43.896Z
2046 ## Source snapshot hash changed
2147 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
22-Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/terriergpt/ snapshot 4bfdb1e389376fdbc61808b2e044c8b514e9fa05108217ebc892a29190d890d0
23-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
48+Source https://www.bu.edu/aida/ai-tools/terriergpt/ snapshot 75fb539f3e2338146f7182777c5e9d4f241627c97772001d8b4daf1cf875b95c
49+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:12:43.896Z
2450 ## Source attribution added
2551 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
52+Source https://www.bu.edu/tech/services/cccs/collaboration/conversational-ai/google-gemini/ snapshot 24b11cddd3c76ee72d4556d7461c55860af8e36ee74ec80e14c1d1c20e0f7fe9
53+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:15:43.896Z
2654 ## Source attribution added
2755 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
56+Source https://www.bu.edu/tech/services/cccs/collaboration/conversational-ai/microsoft-copilot/ snapshot a1105646f1607fd9f75d81c655d352a51e29e042d745c83610a995a984dce970
57+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:13:43.896Z

Claim changes

16 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

NotebookLM is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-us

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-us

ai_tool_treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Google Workspace Studio is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-us

ai_tool_treatment

Google Gemini is listed for Boston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-us

ai_tool_treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

Boston University student guidance tells students to disclose GenAI use and states that submitting GenAI-generated or GenAI-assisted output without attribution is plagiarism that an instructor will treat as academic misconduct.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

Boston University student guidance says instructors have broad discretion to set GenAI rules within each course, and students are responsible for complying with those instructions and should consult the course GenAI policy or ask the instructor before assuming GenAI use is allowed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

Boston University faculty and staff guidance says users should avoid inputting or sharing private or sensitive information through commercial GenAI tools because this could violate privacy laws or university policy, and says TerrierGPT is recommended for institutional use but is not approved for restricted use data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

security_review

Boston University's TerrierGPT page says data entered into TerrierGPT is not used to train external models and that the platform is approved for confidential, but not restricted-use, data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Boston University faculty and staff guidance says academic and administrative GenAI users should retain human oversight, evaluate and verify generated content, and disclose GenAI use in materials, documents, or publications.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen

teaching

Boston University AIDA classroom guidance recommends that faculty state their GenAI policy explicitly in the course syllabus, disclose how instructors will use GenAI for course tasks, explain the policy in the first week, and distinguish acceptable from unacceptable uses.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%Evidence1Languagesen

teaching

Boston University's AIDA FAQ says BU faculty may freely decide course AI policies within broad limits established by the BU Academic Conduct Code, and students are encouraged to review course policies and consult instructors.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

Boston University AIDA classroom guidance tells faculty to be very cautious with accusations of GenAI misuse because AI detection tools are highly fallible, and to apply enforcement policies uniformly.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

9 source attributions

AI Tools | AI Development Accelerator

official_guidance Tracker checked at Jul 15, 2026, 11:16 PM

Snapshot hash
adb0b6fb731fafccaa6941a21fb44dfce64f8d6771d403e0d93cfd08e4a29672

TerrierGPT | AI Development Accelerator

official_guidance Tracker checked at Jul 15, 2026, 11:12 PM

Snapshot hash
75fb539f3e2338146f7182777c5e9d4f241627c97772001d8b4daf1cf875b95c