AI Tools and Resources
Duke University provides a variety of AI tools to the campus community, as well as resources on effectively and responsibly integrating AI into teaching, learning and research.
The Duke AI Suite
Duke University offers a suite of secure and accessible AI platforms to students, staff, and faculty. Whether you are involved in AI research and development, or want to learn how to start using AI to power your work, Duke is here to help. Join the Duke AI User Group on Microsoft Teams for peer support or visit the OIT Service Desk for questions about the tools.
Tools for Everyday Use
For everyday tasks like writing, editing and asking questions, use ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, which are available to all members of the Duke community at no cost or a discounted rate. Use Zoom AI Companion to produce summaries of your Zoom meetings.
ChatGPT for Education is a secure, privacy-focused license of OpenAI’s advanced AI tool, designed for responsible use with university data. The chatbot can answer questions, write, edit, and synthesize data and ideas.
Copilot is an AI chatbot that is accessed from your web browser, which helps streamline workflows by offering contextual assistance, automating routine tasks like writing and editing, and analyzing data.
The Zoom AI Companion uses AI to produce summaries of Zoom meetings after they have ended, including participant action items, and next steps. The AI Companion also enhances Zoom recordings on playback with highlights and smart chapters.
Tools for Experimentation and Development
These Duke-managed tools allow users to explore and compare AI models, create custom AI environments, and build apps and tools, respectively.
DukeGPT provides the university community with a secure, Duke-managed platform to explore and compare advanced AI models in a familiar chatbot environment.
MyGPT Builder enables faculty, researchers, staff and students to create and manage their own customized AI environments
The AI Gateway provides Duke developers and researchers access to LiteLLM API keys, enabling them to integrate AI capabilities into their own applications.
Duke’s AI Tools: Which tool is right for me?
| Tool | Use | Availability | Cost | Data and Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ChatGPT is designed for a broad audience and can be used for general chatbot tasks to streamline your workflow. This includes answering questions, writing, editing, and synthesizing data and ideas. | Duke University faculty, staff, and students. | Prepaid licenses are provided at no cost to all undergraduate students, as well as faculty, staff, and graduate students in participating units. All other Duke users can purchase a license at a significantly discounted rate. | Sensitive (no PHI), (governed by institutional agreement). |
| Microsoft Copilot and Copilot for Microsoft 365 | Similar to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot is useful for general chatbot tasks. Copilot for Microsoft 365 is a paid service that integrates with Microsoft applications, using AI to assist with tasks like summarizing, predicting, translating, and generating content. |
Copilot: All Duke users with a NetID. Copilot for Microsoft 365: Duke faculty and staff. |
Copilot is available at no cost for all Duke users. Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available for purchase to all Duke faculty and staff. | Sensitive (no PHI without specific approval), (governed by institutional agreement). |
| The Zoom AI Companion | The tool uses AI to produce summaries of Zoom meetings after they have ended, including participant action items and next steps. | All Duke and DKU students, faculty, and staff who use Zoom. | No cost for Duke users who use Zoom. | Sensitive (no PHI), (governed by institutional agreement). |
| DukeGPT | DukeGPT is useful for exploring, comparing, and testing AI models, including on-prem and open-source options. The tool is also helpful for questions that require access to internal Duke knowledge sources (e.g., Duke directory, teaching tools, etc.). | Duke University faculty, staff, and students. | No cost for basic use. | Sensitive (no PHI), (Duke-managed, data-protected). |
| MyGPT Builder | This tool can be used to create custom AI environments, including course/department-specific tools. | Duke University faculty, staff, and students. | Cost-recovery for some models, usage-based. | Sensitive (no PHI), (Dedicated, sandboxed). |
| AI Gateway | The tool can be used to build AI-powered apps and tools. Users can build and deploy unique AI-driven tools, chatbots, and services, leveraging both on-prem and cloud-based models. | Duke University faculty, staff, and students. Designed for developers and advanced users. | Cost-recovery service, usage-based. | Sensitive (no PHI), (Secure API, user-managed). |
Note: At this time, Microsoft Copilot is the only tool listed above accessible to Duke Health users. For guidance on Duke Health’s AI offerings, visit their AI tools page.
AI Resources
Duke provides a variety of resources on AI in research, teaching and learning. Learn more at ai.duke.edu or subscribe to the AI at Duke newsletter.
Resources – Don’t know where to start? Check out the many resources provided on our site.
Teaching guides – Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education (LILE) provides a variety of teaching guides on how to integrate AI into the classroom.
Workshop series – Check out these workshop recordings on how to use Duke’s AI tools, and browse our events feed for upcoming workshops.
The Innovation Co-Lab – The Innovation Co-Lab provides AI workshops and many other resources on creative technology use and exploration. Check out their AI-focused blog, In the Loop.
Campus initiatives – Duke’s AI research is multidisciplinary, with scholars across all disciplines engaging in innovative and groundbreaking work on AI. Check out the diverse initiatives shaping the future of AI in higher education and beyond.
Research guidelines – Here’s some guidance from the Duke Office of Research Initiatives on how to use GenAI in research.
AI News – Check out our newsfeed for the latest in AI news across Duke, from research and development to teaching and learning.
Events – Keep up to date on the many AI events and trainings happening at Duke.
If you have an AI resource you want to share, reach out to us at dukeai@duke.edu.
