AI Tools List

The list below is comprised of enterprise-level tools that include AI capability and have been vetted and approved by CU Boulder for faculty, staff and/or students. AI tools and integrations are evaluated by CU Boulder’s Information Technology Accessibility and Security Review Process, also known as the ICT Review Process. Learn more about the review and approval of AI tools. This list is not exhaustive as outside vendors make frequent updates to tools and services. If you have questions about accessing a specific tool, please contact OIT at oithelp@colorado.edu.

Unless otherwise noted in the table below, all AI tools are only approved for the input of data classified as public. As an affiliate of CU Boulder, you are not allowed to input any other level of data in these tools. Learn more about CU's Data Classification Standard. 

ChatGPT at CU Boulder

The University of Colorado System recently announced a system-wide partnership with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Edu access to all CU faculty, staff and students across all four campuses and the CU System Office. ChatGPT Edu offers a more secure and privacy-aware environment than the public version of the generative AI tool. Learn more on the ChatGPT at CU Boulder page.

Productivity tools

Tool nameDescriptionAccessApproved data level
Adobe Creative CloudAdobe Firefly is a family of generative AI models to boost creativity and speed up workflows in Adobe products.Available to faculty, staff and students to purchase.Public data only.
Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence is Apple’s AI system that helps users write more effectively, manage information efficiently, and create engaging content.Available to faculty, staff and students who use Apple devices. Public data only. 
Google Gemini Web AppGoogle Gemini Web App provides browser access to Google's premier large language model and image generator that can help faculty, staff and students improve their productivity and efficiency.Available to faculty, staff and students.Public data only.
Google NotebookLMNotebookLM is a personalized AI research assistant powered by Google's Gemini. It helps you understand and synthesize information from your uploaded sources, such as PDFs, websites and videos.Available to faculty, staff and students.Public data only.
Microsoft Copilot ChatMicrosoft Copilot provides free access to GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 through Copilot Chat and can help faculty, staff and students improve their productivity and efficiency.Available to faculty, staff and students.Public & confidential data when logged in with CU account.
Microsoft 365 CopilotMicrosoft 365 Copilot adds Copilot's AI functionality to a suite of Microsoft tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more.Available to faculty and staff to purchase.Public & confidential data within the Microsoft 365 platform*
Microsoft TeamsA unified collaboration platform that integrates chat, video meetings, file sharing, and productivity tools, with AI-powered features like meeting summaries and transcripts.Available to faculty, staff and students.Public & confidential data when logged in with CU account.
Wolphram Alpha ProWolfram Alpha Pro is an online computational answer engine that accepts natural language input. AI allows systems to retrieve precise, disambiguated data and perform complex calculations through simple natural language queries.Available to faculty, staff and students.Public data only.
Zoom AI CompanionZoom is a web conferencing tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, online meetings and collaboration into one platform. Zoom AI Companion offers new AI features that include meeting summaries, companion chat and smart recordings.Actively affiliated faculty, staff and students have access to a Zoom Pro account.Public & confidential data.

Programming, developer and coding tools

Tool nameDescriptionAccessApproved data level
CU Boulder's Cloud ServicesCloud Foundations Service provides access to centrally provisioned public cloud services for administrative, teaching & learning, and research needs. Cloud services includes developer resources to access AI functionality through Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.Currently faculty and staff can request access to AWS and Azure account access.
  • Public data only for most platforms
  • Confidential data approved for use in AWS
Gurobi OptimizerGurobi Optimizer is a commercial optimization solver for linear programming (LP), quadratic programming (QP), as well as mixed-integer and quadratically-constrained variations. Gurobi Optimizer's AI capability implements advanced analytics solutions, including optimization and data science solutions.Available to faculty, staff and students at no cost.Public data only.

Analysis and Data Visualization tools

Tool nameDescriptionAccessApproved data level
JMPJMP Pro is software for doing a variety of statistical analyses and data visualization. JMP allows users to use machine learning methods without having to write code and tune algorithms.Available to all faculty, staff and students at CU Boulder at no cost.Public data only
MATLABMATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computation, visualization and programming. Using AI, MATLAB can create models with a few lines of code, use low-code apps to build complete and scalable AI workflows and combine AI techniques with system-level simulation to reduce errors in production.Available to all faculty, staff and students at CU Boulder at no cost.Public data only
NVivoNVivo is a qualitative analysis software package that helps qualitative researchers organize, analyze and find insights in unstructured or qualitative data, including interviews, open-ended survey responses, journal articles, social media and web content. NVivo utilizes AI to power the autocoding feature to produce analysis results faster.Actively affiliated faculty, staff and students have access to purchase an annual subscription.Public data only
SASSAS is a statistical software product used for analyzing and modeling data. SAS leverages AI to provide intelligent decision support systems. These systems combine the power of data analytics, machine learning and optimization algorithms to assist users in complex decision-making processes.Actively affiliated faculty, staff and students have access to purchase an annual subscription.Public data only
SPSSSPSS is a statistical software platform that includes all facets of the analytics lifecycle, from data preparation and management to analysis and reporting. SPSS Modeler utilizes IBM Watson Studio, which allows users to operationalize predictive AI and optimize decisions.Actively affiliated faculty, staff and students have access to purchase an annual subscription.Public data only
TableauTableau data visualization software helps users see and understand data, and easily connect to a variety of data sources and tools to help visualize and present your data. Tableau AI leverages the advanced capabilities of generative AI (GAI) to generate meaningful content on its own.Available to departments, faculty, staff, researchers and students for academic or research uses at no cost.Public data only

*Microsoft 365 Copilot uses any data stored or shared within the user's Microsoft 365 platform (Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Microsoft Office, etc.). Please reference OIT's storage solutions by data requirements to learn more about storing sensitive data in the Microsoft 365 platform.

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