In response to the recommendations of the Yale Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Yale IT implemented the Clarity platform, which provides Yale students, faculty and staff with secure access to robust AI tools. In its initial phase, Clarity features an AI chatbot that offers much of the same functionality as other popular general-purpose generative AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot with data protection, with fewer restrictions and greater protection of the university’s valuable data. Future offerings from the Clarity platform will include the ability to create custom chatbots and to integrate AI models into custom applications used for research, teaching, and other use cases.
Clarity Platform
Security
Clarity is appropriate for use with low, medium and most high-risk data, with the notable exception of Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). Users with external obligations like data use agreements should also make sure their use of Clarity is appropriate. For further details, see Clarity Platform Security.
“Yale should begin by providing equitable access to a leading, multimodal generative AI tool to all members of the Yale community. We recommend that Yale procure or develop access to a generative AI tool that will keep individual and university data private.”
Report of the Yale Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
Demo of Clarity AI Chatbot
Training Material
To get started using the Clarity Platform, please refer to the following user guide.
How Do I Get Support?
If you are experiencing an issue with your use of the Clarity platform that is not addressed by the content on this website, please reach out in the following ways.
- Review the known issues to determine if your problem has already been reported.
- For technical support related to the Clarity platform please reach out to the ITS helpdesk.
- For support related to AI in teaching and learning, please see the AI Guidance for Teachers or reach out to askpoorvucenter@yale.edu.
Roadmap
For more information about our future enhancements and platform capabilities, please see Clarity platform’s Roadmap.
Comparing Clarity and Copilot with Data Protection
| Attributes | Copilot with Data Protection | Clarity Platform |
|---|---|---|
| GPT Large Language Model | OpenAI’s GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 | OpenAI’s GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini and DALL-E 3 |
| Able to search the web and provide links and citations in its response generation |
✓ |
|
| File upload |
✓ |
✓ |
| File upload limits | 1 file upload with a maximum size of 1MB per file | No limit on number of file uploads but a maximum file size of 512MB per file |
| File upload from OneDrive |
|
✓ |
| Image generation* |
✓ |
✓ |
| Chat limits | 30 chats per day | No limits |
| Chat history | Chats are saved for 18 months and can be accessed in the chat history panel | Every chat is saved and can be accessed later in the chat history panel |
| Costs | Free | Free |
| Availability | Staff, faculty, and students (18 years of age or above) | Staff, faculty, and students |
| Data risk classification | Moderate risk data | High risk data, with some exceptions such as ePHI. Refer to Clarity Platform Security for more information |
| Vendor | Microsoft | The Clarity Platform is built on FoundationaLLM from Solliance |
*For members of the Yale Community seeking only image generation capabilities, Adobe Firefly is another free AI tool offered by Yale.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information, please see Clarity platform’s Frequently Asked Questions.
Release Notes
For information about releases, please see Clarity platform’s Release Notes.