Which AI tools should I use?

Regarding AI tool use, much depends on your personal preferences and what you feel comfortable using. To ensure safe and effective use of AI at SDSU, students, faculty, and staff have access to several supported tools, all of which are covered under SDSU’s licensing agreements. These licenses ensure data protection and compliance with privacy and security standards. Here’s an overview of the AI tools available at SDSU:

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot offers advanced generative AI capabilities, including text, voice, and image features. It’s accessible from any web browser and newer versions of Windows 11. SDSU’s Microsoft licensing includes commercial data protection to safeguard user and organizational data.

Google Gemini

Google Gemini is a generative AI assistant using machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to respond to text, image, and audio prompts. It supports tasks like answering questions, summarizing, writing code, translating, creating images, and boosting productivity and creativity. SDSU’s licensing ensures enhanced data protection for Gemini users.

• ServiceNow Knowledge Base: Google Gemini at SDSU Overview Links to an external site.. (Note, you must be logged into ServiceNow to access the page.)
• Google Gemini Apps Support Page Links to an external site.
• Google Blog: How we're protecting your Google Workspace data in the era of generative AI Links to an external site.

Adobe Firefly

Adobe Firefly brings generative AI features to Adobe’s creative apps through SDSU’s Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. With the Firefly web app, users can generate AI-driven visuals based on their own prompts, enhancing creative workflows with advanced capabilities.

Adobe Firefly Links to an external site. is available to SDSU through its Adobe Creative Cloud subscription Links to an external site.. Firefly provides generative AI features across Adobe's creative apps. With the Adobe Firefly web app Links to an external site., you can create AI-generated images based on your own prompts.

Khanmigo (Faculty Only)

Khanmigo is an AI-powered teaching assistant integrated into Canvas. Khanmigo offers free accounts to all educators,  is template-based and specifically designed to support teaching and learning . 

Check out our Fall 2025 training on use of Khanmigo in Canvas: Introduction to Khanmigo Links to an external site.