Approved AI Tools at Virginia Tech
As of Summer 2025, there are two AI platforms officially approved at Virginia Tech:
- the free version of Microsoft Copilot, which is available to all faculty, staff, and students through their Microsoft 365 accounts; and,
- the licensed version of Microsoft 365 Copilot (the AI assistant for Microsoft 365 apps), which is available to faculty and staff to purchase.
For more information on accessing the free Copilot tool and acceptable use, see: Understanding Microsoft Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection at Virginia Tech
Other AI platforms under review:
| AI Tools | Accepting Applications/Status | Pilot Participant Eligibility | Pilot Timeline |
| ChatGPT | No | Faculty, staff, GTAs, GRAs | January 2025 - December 2025 |
| Rolai | No | Teaching faculty & students in small (30 or fewer) size classes | June 2025 - June 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot AI tool trial | Completed (final report) | Full-time employees | Spring 2025 |
Some notable Tools at Virginia Tech that include AI features:
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and other design tools include powerful AI features to edit and generate content.
- Purchase a license for Adobe Creative Cloud through the Software Service Center
- Custom, containerized Large-Language Models for research
- Advanced Research Computing (ARC) can set up discrete AI Large Language Models for secure offline use, eliminating costs and mitigating the risk of sharing data with cloud-based platforms
- Request an ARC consultation for complete information
- Glean
- Note-taking platform with AI features built into transcribing, quizzing on recorded content, and creating outlines
- Gradescope
- Assists faculty in grading hand-written assignments. Its AI features include matching assignments to students on the roster and sorting assignments into groups based on common answers or thought processes.
- Grackle
- This accessibility tool leverages AI to streamline the PDF remediation process.
- iClicker
- This assessment tool can generate unique questions for polls, quizzes, and assignments.
- Kaltura
- This video editing and storage platform includes AI-powered transcriptions and audio descriptions.
- Microsoft CoPilot
- This generative AI tool is available to students, staff, and faculty through their Virginia Tech Microsoft 365 accounts.
- What is Copilot; How do I get it, and where can I learn more about it?
- Understanding Microsoft Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection at Virginia Tech
- Zoom
- The video conferencing platform has an AI Companion which can answer questions about an ongoing meeting and provide note summaries afterward.
- Video Conferencing - Using Zoom AI in Meetings