Generative AI Tools

AI is on the rise, and W&M IT is here to help you select the best tools. As new AI tools and services are introduced, and new AI features are integrated into existing tools, IT will review these tools and services to confirm they are accessible and secure. This is required even for free tools or services.

To have a tool or service reviewed, please submit an IT Procurement Request through the Request IT application by selecting the "Service Request" option.

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Approved Tools without Restrictions

These applications or services are approved for Sensitive, Protected & Non-Sensitive Data. Your prompts and results are protected and not used to train public Al models.

Approved AI Tools at W&M
Tool	Description	License info	Availability	More info
Copilot Chat	Multi modal AI assistant Usage: Text generation, image generation, document summarization, website summarization, transcription.	Included in M365 licenses	Faculty/staff/students over 18	Learn more
Copilot for Microsoft 365	Multi modal AI assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 apps. Usage: Office productivity, text generation, image generation, document summarization, website summarization, transcription and much more.	Licensed	Available for Purchase	Learn more
Adobe Firefly	Create and manipulate images, videos, and designs through text. Usage: Image generation, video generation.	Included in Adobe licenses	Faculty/staff/students	Learn more

Under Review

Approved AI tools with restrictions
Tool	Description	Status
Blackboard Learn AI Design Assistant	Easily build course structure, assessments, rubrics, and more in Blackboard Learn Ultra. Usage: For instructors and teachers to summarize course materials, generate courses, and more.	Under Review
Blackboard AI Conversations	Study aide chat bot. Usage: Study assistant for students.	Under Review
Grammarly AI	Grammar and writing assistant. Usage: For students and faculty to improve writing quality and clarity.	Under Review

Available but not supported

These tools are used by the university community and are generally approved by IT for purchase. However, they are not supported by IT and are only approved for use with nonsensitive, public data and not sensitive or protected university data. For more information, read the university's Data Classification Policy.

Tool	Description	More info
ChatGPT	ChatGPT is an AI language model developed by OpenAI, designed to understand and generate human-like text based on the input it receives.	Learn more
Perplexity	Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine. Like Google and other search engines, it can help you find answers to your queries.	Learn more