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Artificial Intelligence at George Fox University

New Updates and Resources will be added weekly - check back often

Questions? - servicedesk@georgefox.edu

For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:5

Introduction to George Fox University AI Services

Welcome to the George Fox University AI Services portal! We are excited to offer a range of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence tools designed to enhance learning, teaching, research, and administrative tasks across our campus. Recognizing the transformative potential of AI, we provide access to several platforms tailored to different needs and levels of use.

Statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage at George Fox University - from the George Fox website
AI for Student Success page - Learning Support Services also offers specific information for students
Google Workspace Privacy Hub - Using Gemini through our institutional services (the GFU account) means the same mechanisms used to protect and partition data within Google Workspace also apply to Gemini. Your data is not used for AI training.
NOTE: George Fox University does not have data protection agreements with other AI providers such as OpenAI/ChatGPT, Anthropic/Claude, or Apple Intelligence.

Quick Tip - see the guide - 100 Ways to use Gemini for Education and NotebookLM

Your Featured Submissions

Check out these Notebook Audio Summaries!

(Contact IT if you'd like to receive the actual Notebook!)

Our AI service offerings include:

Gemini within Google Workspace for Education Plus: This powerful AI assistant is available on it's own page - gemini.google.com. Using the tools there you can create emails and documents and get help with your writing. The results can be exported directly into a Gmail message or a Google Doc. The Gemini web app is available to all employees and current students.
Gemini Premium for Education (Pilot Program): A select group of users are participating in a pilot program to explore the advanced capabilities of Gemini Premium for Education. This offers enhanced features and functionalities for more complex AI tasks.
On-Premise Open-WebUI/Ollama Server: For researchers and those interested in hands-on experimentation with open-source AI models, we provide access to an on-premise server running Open-WebUI with Ollama. This platform allows for greater control and customization for advanced AI exploration.

We encourage you to explore these resources and discover how AI can support your academic and professional endeavors. Please refer to the FAQs below for more information.

What kinds of data can you use on these AI sites?

The same rules and guidelines should apply when using AI tools as applies to all our work with University data.

View the University's Statement on Artificial Intelligence Language Models, which is posted on our website.
See the policy statement here on Cloud Privacy & Data Loss Prevention
Do not enter student work into any platforms that do not comply with FERPA regulations. Do not give students’ intellectual property to a platform that may use it for training purposes.

from the Library - You can upload articles from library databases, as long as it's not in a large-scale, systematic way.

A very few specialized databases, like UpToDate and Ovid's EmCare, have more restrictive licenses and prohibit uploading.

Learn more - Generative AI for Library Research. Check with a librarian if you have any questions.

What can I do with the Gemini for Workspace web app?

The Gemini web app is available to all university faculty and staff at gemini.google.com. Make sure you are signed in to your George Fox google account. You can also access it in your Apps Grid in the upper right and clicking on the Gemini Star. Gemini can help you create text that you can then export the results into a Gmail message or Google Doc. Learn more on the Gemini page in this site
The basic version of NotebookLM is available to all university faculty and staff. Visit notebooklm.google.com to create a Notebook by adding information sources such as websites, videos, and various document types. Once the Notebook is created, listen to AI generated narrators summarize and discuss the material. You can even join the podcast and ask your own questions of the narrators. Learn more on the NotebookLM page in this site
Use the Gemini web app for Deep Research - Learn More Here

What can I do if I am in the Pilot group for Gemini Premium?

With Gemini Premium you will see AI tools integrated on each of the Google apps. In addition, Gemini Premium includes NotebookLM Plus which enables sharing Notebooks with other George Fox accounts. See this page for more info - Gemini Premium

Is our data safe with Gemini?

Using Gemini through our institutional services (the GFU account) means the same mechanisms used to protect and partition data within Google Workspace also apply to Gemini. Your data is not used for AI training. For more information, please see the Google Workspace Privacy Hub.
As with any highly sensitive, or regulated data, please contact IT at servicedesk@georgefox.edu for guidance. For situations where a contractual data sharing agreement may be insufficient to address the sensitivity of the data, a better solution may be our internal AI-Lab server where all data stays on the George Fox University network.
Please note that George Fox University does not have data protection agreements with other AI providers such as OpenAI/ChatGPT, Anthropic/Claude, or Apple Intelligence.

What about using other AI products, like ChatGPT?

The first thing to remember is that using any AI tool outside of your George Fox workspace account will not be covered by the Data Protection we have using Gemini and NotebookLM.

George Fox University does not have data protection agreements with other AI providers such as OpenAI/ChatGPT, Anthropic/Claude, or Apple Intelligence.

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