At UiA, we continuously assess AI resources that might be relevant for staff and students.
The following resources are approved and deemed safe for use. You can use these tools for teaching and research, including data classified as green or yellow. Your data will not be stored og used for model training, and is processed on secure servers. However, sharing sensitive information, such as red or black data, is not permitted, even with approved tools.
Tools marked with an * are acquired by UiA and accessible to students and employees. Only these tools may be designated as mandatory for use in teaching and student work. Under each tool listed below, you will find information about its applications and guidance on access.
Please note that the AI tools listed below have been approved from a security standpoint. The quality of results may vary depending on the specific application, you need to assess each tool's suitability for your particular purposes. Keep in mind that no AI tool is perfect or completely accurate.
Chatbots:
Copilot*
Copilot is Microsoft's chatbot, which is also capable of generating images. It is available to both staff and students through their Microsoft account.
How to use Copilot
- Access Copilot either via your preferred browser at: m365.cloud.microsoft.com
- Or directly through the Edge browser or Teams
- Log in using your UiA Microsoft account
GPT UiO*
GPT UiO is an AI-based chatbot. It is available to both staff and students at UiA through their Feide accounts.
How to use GPT UiO
- Access GPT UiO at gpt.uio.no
- Log in with your Feide account
Claude
Claude is a chatbot developed by Anthropic. The tool can be used for text generation, summarization, analysis, brainstorming, and programming. Claude can analyze text, documents, and images, and can also generate vector graphics (SVG) and other visual content based on code. The tool does not include built-in support for image generation.
How to use Claude
- Access Claude at claude.ai
Create a personal account
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for Claude. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user.
Google NotebookLM
NotebookLM is an AI-powered note-taking and research assistant developed by Google. The tool uses Google’s Gemini models to analyze and work with a user’s own sources. Users can upload documents, websites, presentations, audio files, and YouTube videos with transcripts, and receive assistance with summarizing content, asking questions about the material, identifying key themes, generating mind maps, and creating podcast-style audio summaries. NotebookLM provides responses with citations to the uploaded sources on which the answers are based.
How to use Google NotebookLM
- Access Google NotebookLM at notebooklm.google
- Create a personal account
Upload documents or add links as sources, and start a new notebook
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for NotebookLM. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user.
Transcription tools:
Autotekst*
Autotekst is a speech-to-text transcription service for UiA staff. It uses Whisper technology from OpenAI. The service can be used for transcribing audio recordings and subtitling videos. It delivers files that are compatible with all video players.
How to use Autotekst
- Access Autotekst at autotekst.uio.no
- Log in with your Feide account
- This service is reserved for staff and should not be shared with students
Language- and writing tools:
DeepL
DeepL is an AI-powered language tool that provides translation and language editing for text and documents. The service supports a wide range of languages, although some features require a paid subscription.
How to use DeepL
- Access DeepL via deepl.com
- Create a personal account
- Paste your text or upload a document (e.g. Word eller PDF)
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for DeepL. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user..
Reciteworks
Reciteworks is a web-based tool designed to help users check references in academic writing. The tool checks that in-text citations match the reference list and that both follow the formatting requirements of APA or Harvard referencing styles. It can also identify formatting issues, such as missing commas or incorrect use of parentheses.
How to use Reciteworks
- Access Reciteworks via reciteworks.com
- Create a personal account
- Upload your document
The tool analyses the text and provides:
- An overview of in-text citations (green = correct, orange = potential issue, red = error)
- A review of the reference list, highlighting any discrepancies
A summary report with suggestions for improvement
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for Reciteworks. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user.
NaturalReader
NaturalReader is an AI-powered text-to-speech tool that reads aloud text from documents, websites, e-books, and other digital sources using synthetic voices. The tool supports a range of file formats, including PDF, Word, and EPUB, and can also read content from websites and pasted text. NaturalReader offers features such as text-to-speech in multiple voices and languages, conversion of text into audio files, OCR processing of scanned documents and images, and browser extensions for reading web content.
How to use NaturalReader
- Access NaturalReader via naturalreaders.com
- Create a personal account
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for NaturalReader. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user.
UiA's Grade Explanation Tool
The tool has been developed to generate draft explanations for exam grades at UiA. The tool has been developed with written school exams in mind. The tool is compatible with all other forms of written exams, but please note that the quality of the results may vary in these cases.
How to the Grade Explanation Tool
- Access the Grade Explanation Tool via begrunnelser.uia.no
- For the link to work, you must be connected to UiA’s internal network. This means that you must either:
- be physically on campus and connected to eduroam, or
- use eduVPN if you are off-campus.
- For the link to work, you must be connected to UiA’s internal network. This means that you must either:
- Log in using your Feide account
- If you use the tool, candidates must be informed that the explanations are based on AI-generated drafts.
- As an examiner, you are responsible for editing and quality-assuring the draft before sending it to the candidate.
- You can find more information about the tool on UiA’s intranet.
- A more detailed user guide is available here.
- Note: This tool is only available to UiA staff and is only inteded for UiA examination papers. You may not use this tool as an external examiner.
Research tools:
Scopus AI*
Scopus AI is an AI-based tool that helps you navigate reliable academic articles within the Scopus database. It is designed to make it easier to explore and understand new topics, providing concise academic summaries and insights. Scopus AI is an efficient resource for students and staff at UiA.
How to use Scopus AI
- Access Scopus AI via Scopus
- You must either be connected to the eduroam network on campus or use eduVPN
Web of Science Research Assistant*
WoS Research Assistant is an AI-based tool that helps you navigate reliable academic articles within the Web of Science database. WoS Research Assistant helps you explore and understand new topics or build a literature review through a concersation-based AI assistant. WoS Research Assistant is available to students and staff at UiA.
How to use Web of Science Research Assistant
- Access WoS Research Assistant via Web of Science
- You must either be connected to the eduroam network on campus or use eduVPN
Ebook Central Research Assistant*
Ebook Central Research Assistant is an AI-based feature integrated into ProQuest's Ebook Central Platform. It assists students and researchers by highlighting key concepts, providing chapter summaries and suggesting related publications. The tool is designed to support critical thinking and information literacy, offering insights based on book content rather than generated answers.
How to use Ebook Central Reasearch Assistant
- Access Ebook Central Research Assistant by visiting the Proquest webpage
- To access it, you must be logged onto the eduroam network on campus or use eduVPN
- Search for a book within the collection
- When you open a book that supports this feature, the Research Assistant panel will automatically appear on the left side
- Explore chapter summaries, key concepts and suggestions for further reading
Elicit
Elicit is a web-based tool that uses artificial intelligence to search, analyse, and organise scientific literature. The tool extracts information from research articles and presents results in structured formats. It can be used to identify relevant literature, summarise research papers, compare studies, and extract information such as research questions, methods, sample characteristics, and findings.
Elicit offers features including:
- Literature searches across scientific publications
- Summarisation of research articles
- Comparison of studies in tabular format
- Extraction and structuring of information from articles
- Support for literature reviews and evidence synthesis
Some features require a paid subscription.
How to use Elicit
- Access Elicit via elicit.com
Create a personal account
- Note: UiA does not provide access to or user support for Elicit. However, it may be used on an individual basis for personal purposes. Any costs beyond the free version must be covered by the individual user.
Integrated AI tools:
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant is an AI-powered feature integrated into Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. It helps users understand and navigate complex documents by providing features such as summarization, Q&A and key information identification. The assistant can analyze various document types, including PDF, Word, PowerPoint and text files, providing responses with references to sources within the document.
How to use Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant
- Launch Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader and open the document you wish to analyze
- Click on AI Assistant in the toolbar
- Enter your question or request a document summary. The assistant will generate responses, complete with references to relevant sections within the document
- Click on the references to jump directly to the specified part of the document
- Currently, this feature supports English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese
Adobe Photoshop Assistant
Adobe Photoshop Assistant encompasses a suite of AI-driven features in Adobe Photoshop, including tools like Generative Fill and Generative Expand, powered by Adobe Firefly. These features allow you to add, remove or expand image content using straightforward text descriptions, enabling complex edits quickly and efficiently.
How to use Adobe Photoshop Assistant
- Open Adobe Photoshop (an active Creative Cloud subscription is required).
- Use a selection tool to mark the area you wish to edit
- Click on Generative Fill in the contextual toolbar or navigate to Edit > Generative Fill
- Enter a description of what you want to add or remove, then click Generate
- Choose from the proposed variations in the properties panel
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is Apple's integrated AI system, combining generative models with personal context to deliver helpful and relevant features while preserving privacy. The system is embedded across iPhone, iPad and Mac, enhancing apps such as Mail, Messages, Photos and Notes. Its features include prioritized notifications, text summarization, image generation and a more context-aware Siri.
How to use Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence is available on select Apple devices. Check Apple's website for for the latest list
- Ensure your compatible Apple device is running iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 or macOS Sequoia 15.1 or later
- To activate Apple Intelligence, navigate to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and select Turn on Apple Intelligence
- Set the system and Siri language to US English to use Apple Intelligence
Other AI resources
This page provides an overview of AI resources that have been assessed by UiA and classified as either permitted with conditions or not permitted.
Contact the AI coordinators
- maj.s.nielsen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 13 71
- karl.audun.borgersen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 37 23 37 93
- bjorn.handeland@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 20 82
- jon.d.monstad@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 21 86