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UT.AI Tools
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Visit our Microsoft for Copilot page, your go-to resource with workflow solutions, training, community conversations, and testimonials. By leveraging advanced AI capabilities, Copilot helps you create, analyze, and communicate more efficiently, making everyday tasks easier and more intuitive. Explore how to integrate Copilot into your workflow today and unlock new levels of productivity and collaboration.
UT Spark
Visit our UT Spark page, UT Austin’s free, secure AI platform for all students, faculty, and staff. It offers an easy-to-use conversational interface to help you integrate AI into your work and ideas, and empowers users to build personal agents tailored to their unique needs and interests.
UT Sage
Visit the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to explore Sage, a virtual instructional designer and AI Tutor developed by UT Austin experts. This tool is a safe, secure AI-powered tutor endorsed for use in UT classrooms. Built on responsible AI and sound pedagogical principles, Sage is designed to support student learning through conversational assistance. It gives instructors the ability to create interactive AI tutors that enhance student engagement and tailor learning experiences to individual needs.
AI Studio
The AI Studio is the University of Texas at Austin’s central space for advancing responsible, scalable, and impactful artificial intelligence. As a cross-disciplinary initiative, we empower faculty, researchers, students, and partners to explore, build, and deploy AI solutions that make a difference across campus and beyond. Take a deeper dive into the AI tools and services to learn more about what is available.
Explore All Available AI Tools
Free AI Tools For All Longhorns
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
| Free for Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Approved under UT's compliance and security guidelines.
- A smart chat bot that can answer questions and generate content, but it does not have access to your work files or apps.
UT Spark
| Free for Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Approved under UT's compliance and security guidelines.
- Supports tasks such as brainstorming, summarizing, writing assistance, and building custom AI agents.
UT Sage
| Free for Students and Faculty
- Approved under UT's compliance and security guidelines.
- A purpose-built, in-house AI tutor platform developed by The University of Texas at Austin. It is designed to integrate directly with Canvas.
Gemini
| Free for Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Approved for usage with only published or non-sensitive data.
- Designed for tasks like text generation, summarization, and question answering.
Subscription Based AI Tools
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) is fully integrated into apps like Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook delivering intelligent assistance to simplify complex tasks, boost productivity, and surface real-time, actionable insights. Visit the AI Studio Tools and Services page to learn more about pricing and to request a license.
ChatGPT-Enterprise
Anthropic Claude
A secure, enterprise-grade AI tool with enhanced privacy and data isolation. Visit the AI Studio Tools and Services page and explore the Anthropic Claude section to view pricing and request a license and/or API access.
AI Tools Matrix
The AI Tools Matrix provides a comprehensive outline of the AI tools available to the University. Take a closer look at which tool is right for you.
Getting Started with AI
Upcoming AI Training
These trainings are brought to you by Enterprise Technology. Our trainings are offered in Teams video conference, in-person or a hybrid setting. Join us today to get started in your journey.
Asynchronous AI Learning
These playlists of prerecorded videos provide you the flexibility to expand your learning on your time.
Introduction to Microsoft 365
This playlist covers the several videos introducing Microsoft 365, including its key components and how you can use Teams and cloud storage to collaborate across the ecosystem. It introduces Microsoft Copilot 365 Chat and other tools. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid license is not required for this recording.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Web & Work
This prerecorded video focuses on Microsoft 365 Copilot chat functionality. It includes demonstrations with Copilot chat in web browsers and Teams, as well as with Copilot in tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid license helpful but not required for this recording.
Microsoft Copilot Agents for your Department with SharePoint
This prerecorded video will guide you through accessing agents in SharePoint, creating your own agents using web-based data, and sharing and editing agents. You'll learn how to leverage these tools to enhance productivity and collaboration within your department. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid license required for this recording.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Across the Ecosystem
This prerecorded video delves into using Copilot for various tasks in Microsoft 365 apps such as gathering needs with Forms, enhancing communication, analyzing insights, and preparing presentations. It features hands-on activities to practice these skills and emphasizes prompt engineering. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid license helpful but not required for this recording.
Learning & Conversation Channels
Be part of the AI forward movement through hands-on trainings and active conversations in Microsoft 365 SharePoint and Teams. These collaborative spaces are designed to help you connect, share discoveries, and explore the evolving landscape of AI—together.
AI Studio
The AI Studio is a central space for advancing responsible, scalable, and impactful AI. As a cross-disciplinary initiative, it empowers students, faculty, staff, researchers, and partners to explore, build, and deploy AI solutions that create meaningful change across campus and beyond.
AI Conversations
AI technology is advancing rapidly, by connecting into this M365 Teams space, you can share your discoveries and explorations on AI.
Guidance & Resources
Available AI Tools
Visit this knowledge article to gain additional insight to the tools available to students, faculty, and staff.
Guidance for Using AI
UT is committed to fostering innovation while upholding the highest standards of security, privacy, and academic integrity. Responsible use of AI tools includes adhering to relevant policies that protect confidential, personal, and proprietary data, as well as following ethical guidelines that prioritize transparency, accountability, and fairness.