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DPIA EduGenAI

Working on safe and responsible AI in education

Together with Npuls, we are working on EduGenAI: a platform that enables the safe and responsible use of generative AI in higher education. We commissioned a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) during the development phase, which identified a number of low risks. This allows us to address these during EduGenAI's realisation.

Result: 12 low risks become development goals

A DPIA is a tool for mapping the privacy risks of data processing. The EduGenAI DPIA, conducted by Privacy Company, identified 12 low risks. The DPIA report recommends specific mitigating measures for each identified risk. These include measures to prevent excessive reliance on the accuracy of generated texts, and measures to minimise the processing of personal data. 

If these development goals are effectively implemented and tested, SURF and the educational institutions can mitigate the identified data protection risks. 

Follow-up

This DPIA offers a preview of EduGenAI's future functionality. The developers will incorporate the recommended measures into the further development of the platform. In this way, as a sector, we are working together to provide a secure and balanced range of AI services that safeguards the autonomy of our education system.

Full report available
DPIA on EduGenAI
Download English, pdf (4 MB)

About EduGenAI

The EduGenAI platform offers educational institutions the opportunity to chat with various language models. These include both open-source models hosted by SURF and commercial models. We are developing EduGenAI to protect public values ​​such as data sovereignty and privacy when using generative AI, and to promote mutual learning between institutions. The platform is being developed in close collaboration with educational institutions and is tailored to the needs and wishes of its users.

More about EduGenAI

Want to know more?

Would you like to know more about this DPIA? Register now for the in-depth webinar on 4 September (10:00-12:00h, for SURF members only). Or contact SURF at vendorcompliance@surf.nl. 

Questions about the development of EduGenAI? Email edugenai@npuls.nl. 

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