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TrustEd Apps Profile for PowerBuddy for Engagement

Product: PowerBuddy for Engagement
Vetted by Reed Smith, Senior Director, Product Management at PowerSchool Group LLC on 2024-07-22

AI Rubric Results: Meets

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Generative AI Data Privacy
Rubric Area Expectations
General Meets Partially Meets Doesn't Meet
User Notes GEN1 - How are changes to key policies managed?
ANSWER: Notification is provided to the user in advance and a history of policy revisions are available
User Notes:
We may update this Privacy Statement and its last updated date to reflect changes to our data governance practices. If we propose to make any material changes, we will notify you by means of a notice on this page prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
We may update this Privacy Statement and its last updated date to reflect changes to our data governance practices. If we propose to make any material changes, we will notify you by means of a notice on this page prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
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Generative AI Data Privacy Meets Partially Meets Doesn't Meet
User Notes AI1 Policies state whether AI is being used
ANSWER: *Policies state whether app is using AI or not, and the purpose.
User Notes:
PowerSchool specifically identifies the products that use AI. See Section C on PowerSchool AI in our Global Privacy Statement.
PowerSchool specifically identifies the products that use AI. See Section C on PowerSchool AI in our Global Privacy Statement.
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User Notes AI2 The Policies state user options on the usage of AI
ANSWER: Policies state user has the option to opt in to the usage of AI
User Notes:
PowerSchool AI features are enabled only for those customers who explicitly purchase PowerSchool's AI-powered solutions.
PowerSchool AI features are enabled only for those customers who explicitly purchase PowerSchool's AI-powered solutions.
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User Notes AI3 Policies state whether AI is a 3rd party product or internal
ANSWER: *The user is alerted whether AI is 3rd Party or internal, and data is not shared with 3rd party<br>*Policies state that the supplier has opted out of 3rd party service
User Notes:
PowerSchool AI features are enabled only for those customers who explicitly purchase PowerSchool's AI-powered solutions. PowerSchool utilizes pretrained AI models from 3rd party vendors such as Azure Open AI and Snowflake. Customer data is never used to enhance any third-party products or services.
PowerSchool AI features are enabled only for those customers who explicitly purchase PowerSchool's AI-powered solutions. PowerSchool utilizes pretrained AI models from 3rd party vendors such as Azure Open AI and Snowflake. Customer data is never used to enhance any third-party products or services.
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User Notes AI4 Policies state where the data comes from
ANSWER: *Policies clearly state the corpus used to train the model only includes anonymous data or data that the org has permission to use in the closed system.
User Notes:
PowerSchool uses Azure Open AI APIs that are pre-trained models. In certain situations, PowerSchool finetunes the pre-trained models using only anonymous data. In addition, wherever applicable, PowerSchool trains its models exclusively on anonymized data or for which customers have given explicit consent for use specific to their needs.
PowerSchool uses Azure Open AI APIs that are pre-trained models. In certain situations, PowerSchool finetunes the pre-trained models using only anonymous data. In addition, wherever applicable, PowerSchool trains its models exclusively on anonymized data or for which customers have given explicit consent for use specific to their needs.
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User Notes AI5 Policies state how the AI data model is improved
ANSWER: *Policies state the process to anonymize prompt data.<br>*Prompt data is not used to improve the model, only feedback training data.
User Notes:
PowerSchool uses Azure Open AI APIs that are pre-trained models that do not use user prompt data to improve the models. PowerSchool evaluates any AI solution to ensure customer PII data or user prompt data is not included as part of any training data sets for AI models.
PowerSchool uses Azure Open AI APIs that are pre-trained models that do not use user prompt data to improve the models. PowerSchool evaluates any AI solution to ensure customer PII data or user prompt data is not included as part of any training data sets for AI models.
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