Microsoft CoPilot Chat
The University-approved Generative AI platform
Microsoft Copilot Chat is a Generative AI tool that uses the same large language models as Open AI’s ChatGPT, but with added security.
- It is the only AI service approved for use with University data
- It is your copilot for work; it should never be trusted with unsupervised decisions. Anything Copilot produces must be reviewed by a human.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is avaliable from:
You must be logged in with your UofG credentials to use Copilot Chat or this is not an approved use and will not meet the University’s security requirements.
Always check for the green shield at the top of your chat, it indicates that enterprise data protection is in place.
At a glance
- Copilot Chat is the only AI service approved for use with University data.
- Anything Copilot produces must be reviewed by a human.
- Always check for the green shield – it shows you are logged in and enterprise data protection is in place
- AI tools are not recommended for use in confidential meetings
Using other AI services
Confidential or sensitive information (including, for example, IP) belonging to the University or any third party should not be put into AI tools
Microsoft Copilot Chat is the only AI service that the University has currently assessed as having sufficient security controls for processing University data. There are many other AI bots in use for meeting transcriptions and summaries. These may not have sufficient security controls and should be uninstalled.
AI tools are also not recommended for use in confidential meetings such as grievance, disciplinary or student conduct meetings, or in meetings discussing special category data, legal, compliance or regulatory matters.
more about special category data
Further information about Generative AI at UofG
Processing personal data using Generative AI will always carry risk, from bias to inaccuracy. Always ensure that anything produced by AI is thoroughly reviewed by a human.
You can find more information and guidance about using Generative AI at UofG on the Learning Innovation Support Unit SharePoint site (Staff only)