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.
Tool |
Description |
License info |
Availability |
More info |
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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 |
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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 |
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Adobe Firefly |
Create and manipulate images, videos, and designs through text. Usage: Image generation, video generation. |
Included in Adobe licenses |
Faculty/staff/students |
Under Review
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Description |
Status |
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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 |
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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 |