Generative AI will revolutionize the teaching, research, and business of Penn.
ISC manages a range of Generative AI tools for campus with negotiated enterprise contracts including improved security, privacy, and cost. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Grammarly are available at no additional charge over existing Penn agreements, and Microsoft 365 Copilot and OpenAI ChatGPT Edu are available for a fee. Users must be logged into a University account for appropriate protections. The following table provides information on available tools, costs, and data protections.
For product inquiries, please contact your IT Support Provider.
| Tools | Capabilities | Cost per user | Penn Data Risk Classification |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat* | Full-range generative AI chat client, running on ChatGPT, that provides web search enhanced with generative AI to create novel content (text, images). | No additional charge over existing Microsoft 365 agreements*. Copilot Chat is self-service and available at this site. | Low, Moderate, and most High Risk Data, except SSNs and credit card data. Additional Guidance. |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot* | Full-Range; business tools integrated Integrates generative AI running on ChatGPT into the Microsoft Office applications—Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word. It also includes a Work search that allows queries across all of those applications. | Available for faculty and staff at $31 per month; please contact your IT Support Provider. | Low, Moderate, and most High Risk Data, except SSNs, and credit card data. Additional Guidance. |
Gemini for Google Workspace | Full-Range; business tools integrated Integrates generative AI into the Google Workspace applications—Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The tool is designed to streamline routine tasks and enhance productivity within familiar Google applications. | Available for some faculty and staff at $20 or $30 per month; please contact your IT Support Provider. | Low and Moderate Risk Data. Do not input sensitive data including HIPAA data, personal health information (PHI), financial account information, SSNs, and credit card data. |
| Google NotebookLM | AI Research Assistant A research and note-taking assistant that focuses responses solely on your uploaded content, greatly reducing the risk of errors (‘hallucinations’). It can output text and audio. | Available for some faculty and staff; please contact your IT Support Provider. | Low and Moderate Risk Data. Do not input sensitive data including HIPAA data, personal health information (PHI), financial account information, SSNs, and credit card data. |
| Writing-centric tool that provides writing assistance, expanding beyond grammar and spell-check with options including AI-assisted outlining, citation, and revision. | Available as a pilot service at no additional cost. The tool is self-service. | Low, Moderate, and most High Risk Data, except SSNs and credit card data. |
| ChatGPT Edu | Full-range generative AI chat client (text, images, audio). | Available for faculty and staff at $13 per month; please contact your IT Support Provider. Students may have access when required in course or research experience, and paid by the School, department, or instructor. | Low and Moderate Risk Data. Do not input sensitive data including HIPAA data, personal health information (PHI), financial account information, SSNs, and credit card data. Additional Guidance. |
Updated June 2025. *Some Microsoft offerings are managed by individual Schools.
There are also numerous tools ISC administers that have AI plug-ins such as Box and Zoom AI Companion. For more information about those plugins, please refer to the the base page for that service.
Many other AI tools are available to the public but are less secure. Please follow Penn’s Guidance for Use of Generative AI.
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