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Semantic Scholar

AI-powered academic search engine by Allen Institute for AI.

Risk Score
Medium
4/10

Independent assessment across data handling, compliance, security and transparency.

Risk factors

3
  • Cloud-based tool that may share user data.
  • Aggregates user search data for improving results.
  • No clear opt-out for training on user data.

Recommendations

3
  • Review institutional data processing agreement
  • Enable privacy controls for student data
  • Regularly audit data access logs

Data handling

Storage
Cloud servers (US/EU)
Retention
Duration of account plus 1 year
Training on inputs
Aggregated and anonymized data may be used