Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

What Is It?

The GenAI service provides UIC students, faculty, and staff with secure, institutionally-supported access to generative AI tools and platforms. This service enables responsible exploration and integration of AI technologies such as natural language generation, summarization, image generation, and more—tailored for academic, research, and administrative use cases. GenAI tools are governed by university policies that prioritize privacy, data security, accessibility, and transparency.

Other Service Names

  • Generative AI

  • GenAI Tools
     

Features

  • Access to institutionally licensed AI platforms such as Box AI, Zoom AI Assistant, Adobe, Grammarly, BlackBoard Ultra and M365 Copilot

  • Support for text generation, summarization, code suggestions, and content refinement

  • Secure environment aligned university data classifications

  • Integration guidance for research, teaching, and administrative workflows

  • Access control via NetID

Where Can I Get It?

You can request or access the GenAI service(s) via multiple means: 

 

How Do I Use It?

Usage instructions, best practices, and prompt examples can be found in our Knowledge Base with the service catalog page of the feature.
Please avoid entering sensitive data (e.g., HIPAA, PHI) unless explicitly approved for use in the AI environment.

How Can I Find Out More?

Technology Solutions welcomes any questions you have about this service. Please reach out to us.

 
Request Box AI Purchase MS365 Copilot Access Copilot Chat Access Zoom AI Companion

Service Offerings (4)

Box AI
Box AI is a generative AI-powered feature integrated into UIC’s Box cloud storage platform.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with UIC's data to turn your words into one of the most powerful productivity tools on the planet.
Microsoft Copilot Chat
Copilot Chat is AI chat grounded in data from the web and powered by the latest large language models (LLMs). Copilot Chat lets users access agents and create them using Copilot Studio agent builder. Additionally, they can use features like Copilot Pages, file upload, and image generation.
Zoom AI Companion
Zoom AI Companion empowers UIC students, faculty, and staff to increase productivity, improve team effectiveness and enhance skills. Using Zoom’s unique federated approach to AI, UIC can expect high-quality results when summarizing meetings and chat threads, brainstorming creatively, and much more –