What you can use, and the rules that apply, depend on your role at Meridian. Find your group below for approved tools, do's and don'ts, and where to start.
Students
AI can support your learning — but how you use it in coursework is governed by your instructor and the academic-integrity policy.
Approved for you
Meridian GPT — drafting, brainstorming, coding, study help
NotebookLM — source-grounded study guides from your own materials
Google Workspace with Gemini — writing and slides in your MSU account
Canvas AI features — when enabled by your instructor
Before you rely on it
Check your syllabus — each course sets its own AI rules
Disclose AI use when your instructor requires it
Never enter another person's personal data
Verify facts — AI can be confidently wrong
Academic integrity: using AI in a way your course doesn't permit, or presenting AI work as your own when disclosure is required, is a conduct violation. When in doubt, ask your instructor.
Faculty
Use AI to prepare materials and design learning — and set clear expectations for students in your courses.
Approved for you
Meridian GPT — materials, rubrics, feedback drafts
Microsoft 365 Copilot — if licensed in your department
Canvas AI features — enable or disable per course
NotebookLM — building study resources from readings
AI can speed up everyday work. The key question is always the data classification of what you put in.
Approved for you
Microsoft 365 Copilot — documents, email, meetings
Meridian GPT — drafting and analysis up to Internal
Embedded AI in your business systems, where enabled
Data rules
Only use Public or Internal data in general tools
Confidential data (PII, finance, health) is not allowed
Check the data classification standard if unsure
Report anything that looks like a data exposure
Handling sensitive records? Use the approved business system with its embedded, reviewed AI — or request a deeper review. Don't paste regulated data into general-purpose chatbots.
Researchers
For sensitive or regulated data, use the secure environments designed for it — not general campus tools.
Approved for you
Secure Research AI Cluster — on-prem, for approved sensitive data
MSU AI API Gateway — build apps on approved cloud models
Meridian GPT — for non-sensitive research tasks
Before you start
Match the environment to your data classification
Confirm IRB and data-use agreements allow AI processing