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• 发布单位Publishing unit London School of Economics and Political Science
• 官方来源Official source https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/digital-skills-lab/Gen-AI

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Generative AI

This page is for LSE students. If you're a member of staff, please refer to the staff generative AI guidance.

AI tools can complement and support your learning, helping you to explore ideas, understand complex material, plan your work, or think through difficult concepts.^{学习理由Learning rationale}

As an LSE student, you've got free access to two AI tools:

Claude and

Copilot

. Both come with enterprise-level privacy protections, so your data stays private and isn't used to train the underlying models.

We encourage you to experiment with both tools and find what works for you. For example, you might use Claude to work through a research question, break down a complex reading, or explore a concept you're finding difficult. Copilot can help you summarise material, draft emails, or think through ideas via the Copilot Chat interface.

Before using either tool in your academic work, always check your department's guidance. You'll find this in your Moodle course under General Information. We've also linked to some onward policy and guidance resources further down this page.

Claude

Claude is an AI assistant from Anthropic, available to you through LSE's Claude for Education partnership.^{机构工具Institutional tools} It's useful for working through complex material, getting coding help, breaking down difficult concepts, and thinking through research questions.

How to get access:

You'll need to request access before you can use Claude. Once approved, you can use it through the web and mobile app.

Request access to Claude

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Learning resources:

We have a range of resources to help you build confidence with Claude. We'd recommend starting with the AI Fluency course before diving in.

AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations

: This gives you a practical framework for using AI tools responsibly at LSE. A good starting point before using either tool.

We run in-person practical workshops thoughout the year, please check our booking system

.

The

DSL Learning Hub has guides on Claude's key features, FAQs, and tips on how to use it effectively in your studies.

Copilot

Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all LSE students through your institutional account. You can use it to help with writing, summarising, researching, and thinking through ideas.

How to get access:

Sign in at copilot.microsoft.com with your LSE IT account. No separate registration needed. It works through Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome on both Windows and Mac.

Learning resources:

We have a range of resources to help you build confidence with Copilot. We'd recommend starting with the AI Fluency course before diving in.

AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations

: This gives you a practical framework for using AI tools responsibly at LSE. A good starting point before using either tool.

We run in-person practical workshops thoughout the year, please check our booking system

.

MS Learn also has a number of online resources including

Getting started with M365 Copilot and

Craft effective prompts for M365 Copilot

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Privacy and policy

Your data and privacy

For Claude, as part of LSE's agreement with Anthropic, your prompts and data are never used to train Claude's models, and the platform has enterprise-grade security controls in place. LSE's partnership with Anthropic runs through to 2027.

For Copilot, your LSE access uses Commercial Data Protection. This means Microsoft doesn't use your prompts or responses to train its AI models and data stays within the LSE Microsoft environment.

As with all cloud services (including Sharepoint or Google Drive), please be careful with what you upload.^{数据与隐私Data & privacy} We encourage you to apply the

4D framework

, which outlines how to use these tools responsibly.

Using AI in your academic work

The following LSE-wide policies also apply to you:

LSE guidelines on the use of generative AI in education

LSE guidance on the use of generative AI for research

LSE AI legal and regulatory guidance

Before using AI tools in your academic work, always check your department's guidance.^{摘录Excerpt} You'll generally find this in your Moodle course under General Information.

School position on generative AI

• 发布单位Publishing unit London School of Economics and Political Science
• 官方来源Official source https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Eden-Centre/Artificial-Intelligence-Education-and-Assessment/School-position-on-generative-AI

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School position on generative AI

School position on the use of generative AI in assessment 2025/26

In advance of the start of the academic year, all academic departments must agree department-wide or course-level positions on the authorised use of generative AI in assessment within one of the following positions:^{默认规则Default rule}

Position 1: No authorised use of generative AI in assessment.^{分级许可Tiered scale}*

Position 2: Limited authorised use of generative AI in assessment.

Position 3: Full authorised use of generative AI in assessment.

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Unless your Department or course convenor indicates otherwise, the use of AI tools for grammar and spell-checking is not included in the full prohibition under Position 1^{课程规则优先Instructor override}

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Departments and/or course convenors are expected to clearly communicate their position to their students.

For more information, see the School

Guidelines on the use of generative AI in education for the academic year 2024/25

(approved by Education Committee in Summer Term 2024). These guidelines will remain in place for 2026/27 as well.

The School periodically reviews its approach to the use of Generative AI in teaching, learning and assessment in consultation with staff and students.

Observed assessment policy

In June 2025, the School introduced an

Observed Assessment policy on the use of generative AI in assessment.

In 2025/26, Education Committee approved the continuation of the policy into AY2026/27. The normal deadline for the Annual Course Guide Review (ACGR) of Tuesday 5 May 2026 applies for Departments to submit all assessment updates (alongside all other updates to course guides).

LSE Principles and Guidance for AI-assisted Marking and Feedback

In Autumn Term 2025, Education Committee approved a set of principles, accompanying guidance and scenarios to inform the use of AI-assisted marking and feedback at LSE. These principles and the accompanying guidance have been actioned for a pilot year in 2025/26 and will then be reviewed.

Download the paper here

(pdf)