{"id":3904,"date":"2026-11-06T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=3904"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:20:09","slug":"chatgpt-edu-at-kent-your-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/11\/06\/chatgpt-edu-at-kent-your-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT Edu at Kent: Your questions answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AI tools elicit strong reactions. Whatever your position on AI, it\u2019s important to know exactly what AI does and how you can engage with <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\">Chat GPT Edu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/ai-use-guidelines\/using-ai-safely\">safely, securely<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/ai-use-guidelines\">responsibly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What is Chat GPT Edu?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Chat GPT Edu is the educational version of Chat GPT, which is an Artificial Intelligence tool that allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/ai-prompting\">generate prompts<\/a> and carry out work such as deeper research, data analysis, document summarisation, and more. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>However, instead of the standard version of Chat GPT, this is designed for institutions, meaning it\u2019s more secure and workspace data is not used to train models. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find out more about the Edu version and ask further questions at the <strong><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/85189\/chatgpt-edu-live-at-kent\">ChatGPT Edu Live @ Kent event<\/a><\/strong> on 18 Nov or the <strong><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/85512\/ai-at-kent-student-town-hall\">AI Town Hall on 11 Nov<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do I have to use AI?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The University does not mandate AI for students or for staff. Your tutors are best placed to advise on if and how AI should be used and discussed on your course using their experience and expertise.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: Do your tutors or other staff monitor prompts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Tutors and staff cannot see your prompts. However, you should be aware that limited technical staff can access data if there is a legal reason to do so, under senior management authority.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: Does ChatGPT Edu train their models with your prompts and data?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Unlike the traditional or free versions of Chat GPT, the Edu version does not train models based on workspace data. You\u2019ll be able to get <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/prompt-bank\">help with prompts<\/a> and how to better use the tool at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/85189\/chatgpt-edu-live-at-kent\">ChatGPT Edu Live @ Kent event<\/a> on 18 Nov.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: Why does Kent have an AI tool?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>AI is already extremely present in our society, and while <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/ai-use-guidelines\/our-ai-principles\">we\u2019re not pro or anti-AI, we are serious about offering all students<\/a> the opportunity to use a safer and more secure tool should they want to use AI.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: How much does Chat GPT Edu cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Nothing<\/strong>, it\u2019s completely free to all students and staff.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: How do you sign up for Chat GPT Edu?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>To sign up for Chat GPT Edu you\u2019ll need to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.kent.ac.uk\/2026\/enrol\/index.php?id=19\">complete a short module<\/a><\/strong> on how to use it and to learn more about what it can offer you. When you\u2019ve done that, within 24 hours you\u2019ll have access to the software.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q: Who do you go to if you\u2019re concerned about AI?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>If you\u2019re unsure about the use of AI in Kent, or want to learn more before you sign up, you can take part in the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/85512\/ai-at-kent-student-town-hall\">AI Town Hall on 11 Nov<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or head to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/85189\/chatgpt-edu-live-at-kent\">ChatGPT Edu Live @ Kent<\/a> event on 18 Nov<\/strong> to learn everything you need to know about the software. It\u2019s aimed at sceptics, complete beginners, and experts alike to give you the full details on AI at uni. Alternatively, you can speak to your tutors, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/using-generative-ai-in-your-studies\/further-support-resources\">check out more support<\/a>, or contact the AI Team by emailing: <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:AITeam@kent.ac.uk\">AITeam@kent.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI tools elicit strong reactions. Whatever your position on AI, it\u2019s important to know exactly what AI does and how you can engage with Chat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/11\/06\/chatgpt-edu-at-kent-your-questions-answered\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87073,"featured_media":3905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[312383,205698],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-academic-support"],"sub_title":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3904"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3913,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904\/revisions\/3913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}