AI Resources

AI refers to technologies that enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. At the university, AI is used in various areas such as research, personalized learning, administrative efficiency, and campus safety.

Visit the Information Strategy and Services AI at CU Anschutz and AI Tool comparison webpages for more information about accessing and securely using approved AI tools.

AI tools and assistants that are recommended for use by the university are only approved to be used with public data and some with confidential data as indicated below. 

Under no circumstances should you input highly confidential data such as HIPAA data and some types of FERPA data into these programs. 

Tool/Program	Data Usage
Microsoft Copilot	Public and confidential data.
Copilot for Microsoft 365	Public data.
Adobe Firefly	Public and confidential data.
Vertex AI on Google Cloud	Public and confidential data.
Zoom AI Companion	Public data.

 

 

Staff, faculty and students can access Microsoft Copilot for the Web at copilot.microsoft.com. You must be logged into your university account to use the tool. You will see the green "Protected" messaging if you are properly logged in to university resources.

Here are some tips for using Copilot successfully:

1. Give context. 
   • Provide context and relevant details so that you can get the desired outcome. This will help the AI produce results in line with what you are seeking. Examples of providing context can be “write this as a formal email” or “give me a brief explanation for a memo.” Relevant details also include information such as “this is for the marketing section of a presentation for x client.” The more details you can provide for your search, the better. Key words aren’t enough to generate meaningful results. 
2. Provide parameters.
   • Setting parameters will help narrow down the results to one that is useful to you. Parameters might include “give me the top 5 bullet points only” or date ranges of data to pull. If you want data from only a specific study, specify that as a parameter. 
3. Consider your audience. 
   • Who are you targeting? Your audience, or the group of people who will be reading the results, needs to factor into how you enter your search. Provide as many details pertaining to your audience as possible to generate a useful result. Relevant audience information might include information such as “this is for a beginner” or “this is for x age group.”
4. Iterate and reiterate. 
   • Copilot isn’t like a search engine, it’s more like a conversation. You will go back and forth with it and enter in more details or ask it to remove some from the results. This iteration and reiteration will help you narrow down the answers to get the results you’re seeking.