This page summarizes information related to Generative AI (to be updated as needed).
Guidelines, Messages, etc.
- Security Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI at the University of Tokyo (March 12, 2024) *Signing in with your UTokyo Account is required to view this page.
- Notification to Students on the Use of AI Tools in Classes (ver. 1.0) (Dated May 26, 2023 / Published May 29, 2023)
- Policy on the use of AI tools in classes (ver. 1.0) (Dated April 28, 2023 / Published May 16, 2023)
- Regarding Generative AI (ChatGPT, BingAI, Bard, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, etc.) (in Japanese) (April 3, 2023 / Executive Vice President Kunio Ohta)
Generative AI Services for All Students and Faculties
The provision status of Generative AI services for all students and faculties as of March 2026 is summarized below.
Generative AI Services frequently inquired about
Chat-based Services
Among the Generative AI services that the University of Tokyo has a university-wide contract for, there are mainly two chat-based services:
For these services, you can use the basic features equivalent to those of a paid contract with your UTokyo Account. Anyone with a UTokyo Account can use them. In addition, certain terms and conditions are established regarding data protection and other matters. (However, this information is as of March 2026. If there are changes to the actual available features or conditions, the rules and precautions for on-campus use may change. In particular, please constantly confirm that the data protection clauses are appropriate by yourself. In some cases, it may be necessary to explicitly perform opt-out operations.)
For details on using these services with your UTokyo account, please see the following pages:
- The Use of Gemini with ECCS Cloud Email (in Japanese)
- The Provision of Generative AI Chat via Microsoft Copilot (in Japanese) (March 1, 2024)
Please note that although we frequently receive inquiries about ChatGPT, there is no university-wide contract for it.
AI Services Built into General Apps
Apart from chat-based ones, there are also generative AI services that are built in apps which provide the existing functions. In many cases, these services offer specific AI functions related to the app’s features (e.g., creating minutes in online meetings, assisting with document creation) and tend to be available with relatively simple operations.
Among those services, these are the ones that the University of Tokyo has a university-wide contract:
- AI Companion (in Japanese) in Zoom
- Please also check the article “Provision of Zoom AI Companion Features (in Japanese)” (January 27, 2025).
- Slack AI on UTokyo Slack
- Basic features equivalent to those of the Pro plan are available.
- Cisco AI Assistant and Webex AI on Webex
- Slido AI on Slido
- Copilot in Teams on Microsoft Teams (provided to faculty and staff members only)
- Using Copilot in Microsoft Teams Meetings (Microsoft Official Help)
- This is provided to a limited number of faculty and staff members. As of March 2026, as part of the “Promotion of Operational Reform using Generative AI,” it is only available to a small number of faculty and staff members participating in the verification under certain conditions (signing in with UTokyo Account is required; accessible only to faculty and staff members).
- Gemini for Google Workspace in ECCS Cloud Email (Google Workspace for Education)
- To use this, you need to apply for a Google Workspace for Education Plus license (in Japanese). For details, please refer to the article “Gemini is now available in Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Forms (in Japanese)”.
Other Services
Services with Advanced Features Specialized for Specific Functions, etc.
- NotebookLM
- This is an assistance tool that uses the Gemini AI model to analyze materials you choose(PDFs, Google Docs, YouTube videos, webpages, etc.) and perform summarization, organization, question-answering, and document creation.
- Agent and Notebook features of Microsoft 365 Copilot
- These are assistance tools that use an AI model generally similar to the one available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to analyze materials you chose and execute specific tasks somewhat autonomously.
- This is provided to a limited number of faculty and staff members. As of March 2026, as part of the “Promotion of Operational Reform using Generative AI,” it is only available to a small number of faculty and staff members participating in the verification under certain conditions (signing in with UTokyo Account is required; accessible only to faculty and staff members).
- TREE Summon Research Assistant beta
- For details, please check the article “New TREE Feature: Launch of Generative AI Tool ‘Summon Research Assistant (BETA)’”.
Services for Developers
- AI Chat Playground in UTokyo MATLAB Campus-Wide License
- UTokyo Azure
- UTokyo Azure provides an environment where you can use AI (in Japanese) through various ways, including APIs. In addition, a diverse variety of models is available to choose from.
Reference Information
- The Current Provision Policy of Generative AI Services for All Students and Faculties (in Japanese) (March 27, 2024)
- We ended the experimental provision of the generative AI services on “Chatbot UI” introduced in the following pages on March 28, 2024.
Other Reference Information
- The Results of the Survey on the Provision Policy of Generative AI, etc. (in Japanese)
- Will the New High School Curriculum and Generative AI Change Things? The Future of Informatics Education at UTokyo (in Japanese) (March 13, 2024 / The University of Tokyo Newspaper Online)
- UTokyo ARC (in Japanese): This is a community organized with the aim of creating a new space where experts from different fields can gather, taking advantage of the University of Tokyo’s characteristics as a comprehensive university. We regularly hold events such as “Salons”. We welcome faculty, staff, and students who are interested in AI-related topics, including Generative AI.
- Information Session: “Utilize them even in in-person classes! Information Session on Web Conferencing System and Cloud Tools - Considering how to utilize Generative AI in classes - (in Japanese)” (September 14, 2023)
- In the discussion session, we discussed the utilization of generative AI in classes. Materials and recordings are available.
- The Handling of Generative AI in Teaching at Universities and KOSEN (in Japanese) (July 13, 2023 / Vocational Education Department and University Education and Admissions Department, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
- UTokyo x Generative AI Symposium: “The Future Pioneered by Generative AI and Japan’s Prospects” (in Japanese) (July 4, 2023 / Co-hosted by the Graduate School of Engineering and TMI Associates)
- Generative AI and Educational Environment Research Project (GENEE) by Edtech Collaborative Research Organization (in Japanese)
- Cyber Symposium on Online Education and Digital Transformation in Universities and Other Institutions (“Educational Institution DX Symposium”) (in Japanese) (National Institute of Informatics): This is a symposium on online classes and educational DX. Excerpts of lectures on generative AI by researchers at the University of Tokyo are as follows:
- Development of Large Multimodal Models (LMM) (in Japanese) (December 19, 2023, 72nd / Prof. Kiyoharu Aizawa, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
- Breakthroughs in Text-to-Image Generation (in Japanese) (June 9, 2023, 66th / Prof. Kiyoharu Aizawa, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
- Mechanisms of Generative Language AI: Learning to Enable Dialogue (in Japanese) (June 9, 2023, 66th / Prof. Yoshimasa Tsuruoka, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
- Principles and Potential of Large Language Models (in Japanese) (May 12, 2023, 65th / Prof. Yusuke Miyao, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
- Incoporating ChatGPT into Education: Ideas and Considerations (in Japanese) (March 29, 2023, 63rd / Assoc. Prof. Rui Yoshida, Graduate School of Engineering)
- Information Session: “Utilize them online or in-person! Information Session on Web Conferencing System and Cloud Tools - And let’s “Chat” about “that AI tool” - (in Japanese)” (March 15, 2023)
- We held a “ChatGPT Special Session”. Materials and recordings are available.
- Summary of Educational Information regarding ChatGPT and AI (Assoc. Prof. Rui Yoshida, Graduate School of Engineering)
Our portal site (utelecon) organizes information that would be useful for better online classes and activities. Please also check the “Effective Use of Online Resources” page, which compiles various resources.