Swarthmore provides Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) tools to support teaching, learning, and research.

Privacy

All of College-provided resources are private and do not train on data entered or uploaded to the service. Conversely, most free services will use any data entered to train their models. Submitting non-public college information or uploading files under copyright make information available to AI companies for use in their services or to monetize.

Text Based Tools

LibreChat: multi-model AI chatbot with access to AI models including ChatGPT and Claude.

Google Gemini AI: Google’s AI chatbot and mobile app

NotebookLM: Google’s service that uses your specific documents as a knowledge base to answer questions, summarize content, and generate ideas.

Image

Adobe Firefly: generate images from a text description

Information and Resoures

ITS Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (general college-wide guidance)

Library and ITS Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Faculty

Library and ITS Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Students

Header image is AI generated using the prompt “glitchcore surreal landscape, psychedelic meadow, Windows XP interface floating in nature, rainbow spectrum across the sky, mushroom with a single eye, all-seeing eyes filling the sky, windows open with homework research, distorted dreamscape, high contrast neon colors, retro internet collage”