The Lerner College IT Department is facilitating access to multiple Generative AI tools for faculty, staff, and students to support official University activities, including teaching, research, and administrative functions. This initiative aims to provide enhanced AI capabilities within a secure and compliant framework.
Overview of AI Offerings at Lerner College
There are multiple Generative AI options available for use within the College. One of the tools may be appropriate for your needs depending on features and cost. All of the items below are approved for institutional use at the University of Delaware. Some solutions, such as ChatGPT Team, are only offered individually depending on use-case.
Institutional Use – No Cost (Level II Data)
Microsoft CoPilot
https://copilot.cloud.microsoft
- Chat
- Image Generation
- Read and Edit Files
- Enabled for all Faculty/Staff/Students
Google Gemini
- Chat
- Image Generation
- Deep Research
- Integration into Google Apps
- Enabled for all Faculty/Staff/Students
Google NotebookLM
- Create summaries, questions, and audio overviews
- Upload documents and ask questions based on content
- Enabled for Faculty/Staff
Institutional Use – Paid (Level II Data)
Microsoft CoPilot 365
- All Copilot Features
- Higher file size limits
- Integration into Office 365 and Sharepoint
- Faculty/Staff Only
Google Gemini Education
https://udapps.nss.udel.edu/webforms/embtform?wf_id=1115&wf_ty=blank
- All Gemini Features
- Veo Video Creation
- Higher Usage Limits
- NotebookLM Pro with more audio overviews and notebooks
- Faculty/Staff Only
Limited Pilot – Paid (Level II Data)
ChatGPT Team
https://support.lerner.udel.edu
- Provisionally Approved for Institutional Level II Data
- Features of ChatGPT Plus
- Access to multiple models with higher message limits
- Data excluded from training by default
- Lerner College Faculty/Staff Only ($300/year/user)
Requires Individual Review (Variable Cost)
Microsoft Azure AI API
https://support.lerner.udel.edu
- Consumption based pricing
- API Access to multiple vendor models hosted within University cloud
- Appropriate for Institutional Level II Data
- Requires collaboration with Lerner IT for integration
- Faculty/Staff Only
University of Delaware Generative AI Pilot Program
University of Delaware has launched a Generative AI Pilot Program—an initiative to explore how GenAI tools can enhance teaching, research, and administrative operations.
Why Participate?
- Identify meaningful opportunities where generative AI can add value
- Evaluate current tool capabilities and limitations
- Inform UD’s long-term AI strategy and resource planning
Interested teams can submit proposals through the Generative AI Pilot service request form. UDIT will evaluate submissions to determine feasibility, assign appropriate tools, and provide licensing support for approved projects.
For more information about Generative AI offerings at University of Delaware see the University Generative AI Services List
Or listen to this AI Generated Overview of the current AI tools available for Lerner College (5 min) created by NotebookLM
Any use of Generative AI must align with the University Directive for the Appropriate Use of Generative AI and appropriate data usage is based on the University’s data classification for Level II data.