AI policies, guidelines, and resources at the University of Chicago
Updated November 6, 2026.
Internal resources
- Additional internal resources — PDF on University Box; sign-in required.
https://uchicago.box.com/s/ips9hu4vry4jy9c5r1glapbovo7mrycz
Academic-unit policies and strategies
- Biosciences: Guidance on Generative AI Use
https://biosciences.uchicago.edu/current-students/guidance-generative-ai-use - History: Departmental Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/phd-study/phd/departmental-artificial-intelligence-ai-policy - Law School Policy on Generative AI
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/students/handbook/academicmatters/generative-ai - Law School AI Strategy Statement
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/ai-strategy-statement - Social Sciences Division AI Policy for MA Programs — public Box PDF.
https://uchicago.app.box.com/s/o2t9ugxzpdkvabcx929jrti38gqal413 - MAPSS Policy on Student Use of AI in MA Research — public Box PDF.
https://uchicago.app.box.com/s/8v2yd5q3j5g4g7w627r3sfxqxmxlbp5h - MAPSS Student Handbook — includes the MA research AI policy in section 11.
https://mapss.uchicago.edu/student-resources/student-handbook - Harris School: AI Use in Academic Work — graduate coursework policy in the Student Handbook & Policies.
https://harris.uchicago.edu/student-life/dean-of-students-office/policies - Harris Policy Labs: Policy on Generative AI Use by Students — September 29, 2024 policy, reproduced in Appendix 1 of a public syllabus, pp. 8–10.
https://harris.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2024-12/PPHA%2060000_Policy%20Lab_Wolfe_2025.pdf#page=8 - Pritzker School of Medicine: Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education — effective September 2026; public Box preview, with downloads disabled.
https://uchicago.box.com/s/ky5eawnrwnwg95qya2kmak66pjmxxcf6 - Statistics: Guidelines on AI Use and Disclosure in a Dissertation — dissertation-specific guidance in the PhD handbook, effective September 2026.
https://stat.uchicago.edu/academics/current-students/handbook-for-phd-students-in-statistics/ - Computational and Applied Mathematics: Use of AI in the Dissertation — dissertation-specific guidance in the PhD handbook, effective November 2, 2026.
https://cam.uchicago.edu/academics/phd-in-computational-and-applied-mathematics/phd-curriculum/ - Germanic Studies: AI Rule for Written Assignments — Academic Honesty section of the 2026–27 graduate handbook, p. 3.
https://german.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-2027%20GRMN%20Handbook%5B75%5D.pdf#page=3 - Slavic Languages and Literatures: AI Use and Academic Honesty — AI clause in the 2026–27 graduate handbook, p. 10.
https://slavic.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2026-08/Slavic%20Graduate%20Handbook%202026-27.pdf#page=10 - Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History: AI and Academic Honesty — AI clause in the publicly available 2025–26 handbook, p. 6.
https://humanities.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/DIGS%20Handbook%202025-26.pdf#page=6 - Center for Middle Eastern Studies: MA Program Policies — academic-honesty clause addressing unauthorized generative AI use.
https://cmes.uchicago.edu/ma-program/ma-program-policies
University guidance and reports
- Office of the Provost: Reports
https://provost.uchicago.edu/reports - AI and Education Working Group Report: introduction — introductory PDF linking to the full report.
https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/AIEducationWGReport.pdf - AI and Education Working Group Report: full report — Box PDF.
https://uchicago.app.box.com/s/juyoc1io9tkln146qwn6ivaln58da890 - Writing Without Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Recommendations — introduction — introductory PDF linking to the full report.
https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2026-09/WritingWithoutAIPrinciplesandRecommendations.pdf - Writing Without Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Recommendations — full report — Box PDF.
https://uchicago.box.com/s/6ghhclma7cu4y8f4802nmwdv8iivea34 - Responsible Use of Data in Claude — Data Stewardship Council guidance, including links to supporting documents.
https://dsc.uchicago.edu/responsible-use-of-data-in-claude/
UChicago GenAI resources
- Generative AI Guidance
https://genai.uchicago.edu/about/generative-ai-guidance - Relevant Policies for the Use of AI Tools
https://genai.uchicago.edu/about/relevant-policies-for-the-use-of-ai-tools - Generative AI Resources for Students
https://genai.uchicago.edu/resources/students - Using Generative AI to Support Your Learning as a Student
https://genai.uchicago.edu/resources/students/generative-ai-student-guide - Generative AI Training
https://genai.uchicago.edu/resources/training
Teaching resources
Guides and programs from the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning.
- Programming and Resources on AI
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/programming-and-resources-ai - Teaching in the AI Landscape
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/programs/teaching-ai-landscape - Navigating Academic Integrity in the AI Landscape
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/navigating-academic-integrity-ai-landscape - Designing AI Aware Assignments
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/designing-ai-aware-assignments - Guidance for Syllabus Statements on the Use of AI Tools
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/guidance-syllabus-statements-use-ai-tools - Using In-Class Writing to Promote and Assess Learning
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/using-class-writing-promote-and-assess-learning
Teaching examples
CCTL teaching spotlights on how instructors approach AI and course design.
- Teaching Spotlights — collection
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/teaching-spotlights - Benjamin Morgan: An Opt-In/Opt-Out Approach to AI Use
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/benjamin-morgan-opt-inopt-out-approach-ai-use - Nick Feamster: Pedagogy of AI as Normal Technology
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/nick-feamster-pedagogy-ai-normal-technology - Lisa Rosen: A Research Translation Project as an AI Mitigating Assignment
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/lisa-rosen-research-translation-project-ai-mitigating-assignment - Jon Satrom: AI, Hitchcock, and Benjamin in the Media Aesthetics Core
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/jon-satrom-ai-hitchcock-and-benjamin-media-aesthetics-core - Russell P. Johnson: Humanizing the Classroom in Response to AI
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/teaching-spotlight-russell-p-johnson-humanizing-classroom-response-ai - Hoyt Long: Using AI as Historical Personae
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/teaching-spotlight-hoyt-long-using-ai-historical-personae - Mehrnoush Soroush: Scaffolding Projects over the 9-Week Quarter
https://teaching.uchicago.edu/resources/mehrnoush-soroush-scaffolding-projects-over-9-week-quarter
Other academic policies and guidance
- Academic Integrity & Student Conduct — The College
https://college.uchicago.edu/student-services/academic-integrity-student-conduct - Academic Honesty & Plagiarism — Student Manual
https://studentmanual.uchicago.edu/academic-policies/academic-honesty-plagiarism/ - College Center for Research and Fellowships: AI Policy — applies to undergraduate research-grant and national-fellowship applications.
https://ccrf.uchicago.edu/node/4100 - Division of the Arts & Humanities: Graduate Application AI Rule — admissions instructions prohibit generative AI in application materials.
https://artshumanities.uchicago.edu/admissions/admissions-process/how-apply - Academic and Professional Reading Institute: ARCA Procedures — assessment rules prohibit generative AI during the Academic Reading Comprehension Assessment.
https://academicreading.uchicago.edu/arca-format/ - University of Chicago Press AI Guidelines — guidance for book authors and peer reviewers.
https://press.uchicago.edu/resource/ai_guidelines.html - Library: Generative AI — Appropriate Use
https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/GenAI/appropriate-use
Unit operational policies
Policies for AI procurement, security, and communications within individual schools.
- Booth: AI Tool Procurement Policy
https://it.chicagobooth.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/Article/22184/AI-Tool-Procurement-Policy - Booth: A.I./Machine Learning Operations Security Policy
https://it.chicagobooth.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/Article/14993/Booth-A-I-Machine-Learning-Operations-Security-Policy - Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering: Use of AI in Communications — section on p. 7 of the August 26, 2025 Strategic Communications and Marketing Policies & Procedures.
https://pme.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/PME%20MarComm%20Policies%20%20Procedures%20%28FINAL%20-%208-26-2025%29.pdf#page=7
News articles
- AI Advances into the Law School Curriculum — Law School news article.
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/ai-advances-law-school-curriculum - Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall — Chicago Maroon reporting.
https://chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/sosc-core-to-institute-ai-ban-technology-free-classrooms-this-fall/ - 2026–27 SOSC AI and Tech Guidance — document viewer hosted by the Chicago Maroon.
https://chicagomaroon.com/flipbook/2026-27-sosc-ai-and-tech-guidance/