Innovative AI-powered platforms and tools are available to students, faculty, and staff at Quinnipiac to enhance learning, streamline workflows, and foster creativity. Below, you’ll find a curated table of tools provided by Quinnipiac, a table of tools specifically for AI components in Canvas, and a table of external AI tools for informational purposes.
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Information Protected Under Local, State, or Federal Privacy Laws
Quinnipiac community members must ensure that any information input into Generative AI tools complies with applicable privacy laws such as HIPAA, FERPA, COPPA, and state regulations.
General Privacy Protections (FERPA, COPPA, etc.)
HIPAA-Regulated Contexts
While Quinnipiac is not a HIPAA-covered entity, many faculty and students work in healthcare settings where HIPAA standards still apply.
University faculty, staff, and students can access the AI tools in the table below using their Quinnipiac credentials.
| Name | Purpose | Audience | Access | For use with student data? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | AI tool developed by Adobe for generating images, designing assets, and enhancing digital content. Various other AI-assisted features in other Adobe Creative suite apps. | Faculty, staff, and students | Faculty and staff can access Adobe Firefly using a University-provided account. Submit an IT Tech Help Request to receive an account. Adobe accounts are not provided to students by the University. |
Access Adobe Firefly → | NO | | Microsoft Copilot 365 | Generative AI tool developed by Microsoft and powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o LLM and DALL-E 3 (image generation). In response to prompts, Copilot can generate content like text, images, or tables. | Faculty, staff, and students | Access Microsoft Copilot 365 →
Learn more about Copilot at Quinnipiac → | Yes, Copilot is provided through Quinnipiac’s Microsoft 365 agreement. | | Microsoft Copilot in the Power Platform | Copilot is integrated within Microsoft’s Power Platform apps, providing assistance in development, editing, and education related to the app's use. | Any Power Platform user | Copilot in the Power Platform is available within the platform’s interfaces. | Yes, Copilot is provided through Quinnipiac’s Microsoft 365 agreement. | | Qualtrics Assist | Integrated throughout Qualtrics, uses AI to assist in survey creation and data analysis, such as summarizing audio and video responses to a survey. | Any Qualtrics user | Qualtrics Assist features are available throughout the Qualtrics survey platform.
Learn more about Qualtrics at Quinnipiac → | Data in Qualtrics is submitted voluntarily by survey respondents. | | Zoom Companion | Meeting Summaries: Receive concise, automated, and editable summaries after your Zoom meetings, making it easier to capture key points and actionable items. Enhanced Recording Features: Benefit from smarter recording tools that improve the clarity, accessibility, and organization of your meeting content. Personal Assistant: Use the AI Companion Panel directly within the Zoom desktop application or a Zoom Meeting for efficient support and information retrieval tailored to your Zoom content. | Faculty, staff, and students | Faculty, staff, and students can access the Zoom Companion features with their Quinnipiac Zoom accounts.
Learn more about Zoom Companion →
Contact QU IT with questions about Zoom Companion → | Yes, Zoom Companion is provided through our Zoom agreement. |
| Name | Purpose | Audience | Access | For use with student data? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgniteAI | IgniteAI is an ecosystem of AI-powered features built directly into Canvas. | Faculty | Visit the IgniteAI in Canvas page → | Yes, Canvas is approved to contain student data. |
| Khanmigo | Khanmigo can assist students with personalized learning and faculty with curriculum design. | Faculty and students | Access Khanmigo through Canvas → | Yes, Khanmigo is provided through our Canvas LMS agreement. |
The tools in the table below are not provided or supported by Quinnipiac, and are included here for information only.
| Name | Purpose | Access | For use with student data? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Generative AI tool developed by OpenAI, designed to generate human-like text responses in natural language. | https://chatgpt.com/ | NO |
| Claude | Generative AI tool designed to perform a variety of tasks such as content generation, coding, language translation, and data analysis. Development of Claude is guided by a “Constitution” developed by Anthropic. | https://claude.ai/ | NO |
| Gemini | A suite of AI tools, developed by Google, for generative and productivity enhancement. Gemini is also integrated into Google’s search engine results and the Google Chrome browser. | https://gemini.google.com/ | NO |
| NotebookLM | NotebookLM is an AI-powered note-taking and research tool by Google that helps users summarize, understand, and generate insights from their uploaded documents. | https://notebooklm.google/ | NO |
| Perplexity AI | A conversational search engine that utilizes large language models (LLMs) to provide direct, concise answers to user questions/searches. | https://www.perplexity.ai/ | NO |