{"id":386,"date":"2026-04-21T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ai\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-09-25T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:38:03","slug":"ai-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ai\/ai-at-nau\/ai-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Approved AI Tools at NAU"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI Tools at NAU<\/h1>\n

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NAU provides access to a growing set of AI tools to support teaching, learning, research, and administrative work. These tools are introduced in phases based on availability, licensing, and university standards.<\/p>\n

To protect university data and align with state security requirements, NAU supports only AI tools that have completed rigorous security and privacy reviews. Using unapproved tools may increase the risk of exposing sensitive university information and may not meet state security guidelines.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Suite<\/h4>\n

NAU has partnered with Microsoft as our primary AI tool because it provides a secure environment where your data remains private. This partnership also aligns with our university mission, as Microsoft\u2019s goal to be carbon negative and water positive by 2030 matches NAU\u2019s own commitment to reaching carbon neutrality<\/a> by that same year.<\/p>\n

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The Lumberjack AI Starter Pack<\/h2>\n

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Start here with AI tools available to all NAU faculty and staff.\u00a0The Lumberjack AI Starter Pack<\/em> includes tools that are free for the NAU community and support Enterprise Data Protection (EDP), meaning your conversations remain protected and are not used to train external AI models.<\/div>\n
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How to Choose the Right Tool<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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If you need to…<\/strong><\/td>\nUse this tool:<\/strong><\/td>\nWhy?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Search the live web or draft an email<\/td>\nMS Copilot<\/em><\/td>\nSecure web access and Outlook integration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brainstorm a new idea or project<\/td>\nGoogle Gemini<\/em><\/td>\nHigh speed and creative flow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The Golden Rule:<\/strong>\u00a0 Check the ITS Service Catalog<\/a> to verify what data classification levels<\/a> are permitted for each tool before use. If you cannot find clear guidance, use Level 1 (public) data only.\u00a0<\/div>\n\n
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