Zentraler Informatikdienst

Data protection

The University of Vienna provides the u:ai service in compliance with data protection regulations. The data is generally processed within the EU and is not used for training AI systems.

When using certain functions, this cannot be guaranteed as data is processed outside the service. You will receive a corresponding note before using these functions.

Processing personal data

With the help of u:ai, personal data may be processed. However, please note:

  • In accordance with the principle of data minimisation, only enter personal data that is absolutely necessary or anonymise data.
  • Only process data from third parties with their consent.
  • No sensitive data within the meaning of Article 9 GDPR may be processed in u:ai.

Note

If you use the Internet Search, the Image Generator or the Mistral language model, there is no guarantee that your data will be processed within the EU. In such cases, do not enter any personal or confidential data.

Background

u:ai makes it possible to interact with various language models, such as ChatGPT from OpenAI, in the form of chats and other methods via a browser.

The service is provided by ACOmarket on an Azure tenant from Microsoft Ireland. The language models are licensed by Microsoft and offered via the Azure platform. This means that data entered by users in u:ai is not transmitted to the developers of the language models.

Note

You can find out under what conditions employees can use ChatGPT at the University of Vienna on the page Using ChatGPT in compliance with data protection regulations.

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