Cape Town, South Africa

University of Cape Town

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage7 reviewedEvidence-backed claims7Reviewed7Candidate0Official sources6Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-cape-town.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence82%

AI disclosure

University of Cape Town has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence83%Evidence1Sources1

Academic integrity

University of Cape Town has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: restricted.

RestrictedMachine candidateConfidence82%Evidence1Sources1

Security and procurement

University of Cape Town has 1 source-backed public claim for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: restricted.

RestrictedMachine candidateConfidence82%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records1

Microsoft Copilot Chat

University of Cape Town

Tool
Microsoft Copilot Chat
About
UCT recommends Copilot Chat and includes it in its Microsoft licence.
Access
Use Copilot Chat with the UCT Microsoft account.
Cost
No additional cost for UCT staff and students.
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Teaching

UCT has published an AI in Education Framework for teaching, learning, and assessment, endorsed by the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee in June 2025, and it frames AI literacies, assessment integrity, and AI-enabled innovation as its roadmap.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

原始证据

Evidence 1
UCT has developed the UCT Framework for AI in Education: Generative and other AI in Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

Privacy

UCT advises administrative and support staff to treat AI inputs as public and not share personal, confidential, or UCT intellectual property with publicly available AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

原始证据

Evidence 1
Treat AI inputs as public: never share personal, confidential, or UCT intellectual property with publicly available AI tools.

Research

UCT's EiRC research guideline says researchers should use generative AI tools in the context of UCT policies and disclose AI use with a disclaimer or explanatory note describing where and how it was used.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

原始证据

Evidence 1
Researchers should use generative AI tools in the context of UCT policies.

原始证据

Evidence 2
The UCT Senate Ethics in Research Committee (EiRC) has shared updated guidelines and recommendations for the responsible use of generative AI tools in research, that include an appendix which outlines a variety of possible use-cases in the research life cycle, with corresponding risk-rated activities.

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

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原始证据

Evidence 1
Copilot Chat is the recommended AI tool to be used at UCT. It is available to all UCT staff and students at no additional cost due to the UCT Microsoft licensing in place.

本地化显示 only

Copilot Chat is the recommended AI tool to be used at UCT. It is available to all UCT staff and students at no additional cost due to the UCT Microsoft licensing in place.

Academic Integrity

UCT says AI detection tools remain unreliable and that their use is not supported at UCT.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

原始证据

Evidence 1
AI detection tools remain unreliable and their use is not supported at UCT.

Security Review

Before procuring generative AI tools, UCT staff or departments should consult ICTS and the tools must undergo information security and privacy risk assessment.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

原始证据

Evidence 1
Before procuring generative AI tools, staff or departments should consult with ICTS. All third-party AI tools must undergo an information security and privacy risk assessment.

Teaching

UCT CILT publishes open-access AI guides for staff, students, and researchers, and also offers interactive AI guides on Amathuba for UCT staff and students.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

原始证据

Evidence 1
To support UCT staff and students to navigate GenAI in education, we have developed comprehensive guides accessible to anyone interested in understanding and engaging with GenAI responsibly.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

6 source attribution

Change log

Last checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Open change log

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