dAIsy — Imperial's Generative AI Platform

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Once you have signed in with your Imperial credentials via Microsoft Single Sign-On, you can choose from the default Official Agents or you have the option to create a Personal Agent.

If you want to create a more sophisticated agent, you can request Developer Access and the team will be in touch with further instructions.

Official Agents 

These are the LLM agents (e.g. Claude or ChatGTP 4) provided by the university. These will be updated on an ongoing basis when new models are tested and become available.

Personal Agents 

Personal Agents are user-created or user-owned agents. They allow you to define instructions, roles, or behaviours suited to your specific needs.

Best for tasks that need a tailored workflow, repeated instructions, or a role-based agent (e.g. “literature summariser” or “teaching prep assistant”).

Specialised Agents 

Specialised Agents are designed for advanced or highly specific use cases. 

They may be created for departmental workflows, complex research projects, or administrative functions that cannot be supported by standard Official or Personal Agents. 

These Agents are not visible to all users, access is controlled by the Developer, and in some cases, they may need to be created upon request.

This pathway should only be followed if neither Official Agents nor Personal Agents are sufficient to meet the requirements.

See Access and roles below to request access or create Specialised Agents.

All staff and students automatically start as Basic Users with access to Official Agents and Personal Agents.

See examples of the Roles below:

You can experiment with any of the Agents available to you when you log in.

Click on Agents > View all Agents > Browse all agents to see the full list, then hover over the agent to see the models capabilities.

Access and accounts 

How do I access dAIsy? 
Sign in via Single Sign-On using your Imperial username and password - no separate account needed.

Can I use dAIsy for coursework or assessments?
Only where your module/department explicitly allows it. If permitted, follow your departments brief and acknowledge how you used AI.

Please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Using dAIsy 

What can I use it for? 
Brainstorming ideas, summarising readings, drafting notes, practising explanations.  

What can’t I use it for? 
Staff and students can use dAIsy as you would use other Imperial approved applications and services regarding the use of data. For example, you can input data into dAIsy as you would when using applications in your Imperial Microsoft 365 account. dAIsy is approved for the use of unrestricted data. For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Can I put confidential/sensitive institutional information into dAIsy?  For example, financial information.  Can it be discovered by other Imperial users? 

Information you enter into dAIsy is not visible to other Imperial users. The platform is designed so that you can only access your own conversations, and administrators cannot view the content of individual chats. Administrative access is limited to system-level information, such as usage statistics and timestamps, not conversation content.

Any access to data beyond the standard platform interface would require a formal, authorised process in line with Imperial's policies and governance arrangements.

 For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Can teaching staff use dAIsy? 
Yes, you can access dAIsy via Single Sign-On using your Imperial credentials. 

What are the typical use cases? 
Drafting teaching resources, formative exercises, rubrics, explanations, and exemplars, summarising literature or experimenting with Q&A formats. 

Can I allow AI use in assessments? 
Only if this is made explicit in module guidance and aligned with University policies. Provide clear instructions on acknowledgement and boundaries. 

Can I upload slides/readings? 
Yes, where materials are already cleared for teaching. 

Can I put confidential/sensitive institutional information into dAIsy?  For example, financial information.  Can it be discovered by other Imperial users? 

Information you enter into dAIsy is not visible to other Imperial users. The platform is designed so that you can only access your own conversations, and administrators cannot view the content of individual chats. Administrative access is limited to system-level information, such as usage statistics and timestamps, not conversation content.

Any access to data beyond the standard platform interface would require a formal, authorised process in line with Imperial's policies and governance arrangements.

 For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Do I need special approval?

Developer role access may require departmental approval and, where relevant, Ethics and/or DPIA if you want to upload private or confidential research data.

You can request Developer Access via the dAIsy Developer Access Request form.

What are suitable use cases?
Summaries, drafting proposals, idea exploration, prompt/agent prototyping.

Can I put confidential/sensitive institutional information into dAIsy?  For example, financial information.  Can it be discovered by other Imperial users? 

Information you enter into dAIsy is not visible to other Imperial users. The platform is designed so that you can only access your own conversations, and administrators cannot view the content of individual chats. Administrative access is limited to system-level information, such as usage statistics and timestamps, not conversation content.

Any access to data beyond the standard platform interface would require a formal, authorised process in line with Imperial's policies and governance arrangements.

 For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Can Professional Services staff use dAIsy? 
Yes, you can sign in via Single Sign-On with your Imperial credentials. 

What are the typical use cases? 
Drafting FAQs and communications, creating guidance, summarising information, developing templates. 

Is usage monitored? 
Yes, logs help ensure safe, fair use and cost control. 

Can I put confidential/sensitive institutional information into dAIsy?  For example, financial information.  Can it be discovered by other Imperial users? 

Information you enter into dAIsy is not visible to other Imperial users. The platform is designed so that you can only access your own conversations, and administrators cannot view the content of individual chats. Administrative access is limited to system-level information, such as usage statistics and timestamps, not conversation content.

Any access to data beyond the standard platform interface would require a formal, authorised process in line with Imperial's policies and governance arrangements.

 For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Why is Imperial piloting dAIsy? 
To explore how AI can responsibly support teaching, learning, research, and operations, while aligning with university policy, privacy, and academic‑integrity requirements. 

Who can use dAIsy? 
All staff and students with an Imperial username and password can use Single Sign‑On (SSO) to log in. 

What should I do first as a new user? 
Start a new chat with one of the Official Agents, or create your own Personal Agent. Be clear with your goals and check outputs carefully.

How do I create a Personal Agent? 
Select Create a Personal Agent in the portal, give it a name, and customise its instructions, avatar, and capabilities. Save and test it before regular use.

What if the available agents don’t meet my needs? 

Submit a Developer Access Request and ICT will check if a Specialised Agent already exists or review whether one should be created/developed.

Does dAIsy train on my data? 
No. Your prompts and responses are not used to train any external AI models. 
dAIsy is provided within Imperial’s secure infrastructure. Usage is overseen at a platform level to maintain security, compliance, and service sustainability.  

Any limitations I should know about? 

• Verify important outputs.
• Follow your modules assessment rules and acknowledge permitted AI use as required. 
• Tokens are used to calculate usage costs - As part of the proof of concept work we will be monitoring usage and adjusting token limits for agents where necessary. You may receive an in platform notification if you near your daily token limit.

dAIsy is designed for safe, cost-controlled access, so usage is governed by token limits/quotas that reset on a schedule. Users may hit limits with intensive coding, long-context prompts, or iterative agent workflows. dAIsy is not a compute platform for running large datasets or heavy model training; it supports reasoning, drafting, summarising, code assistance, and agent workflows within platform constraints. Advanced workflows (multi-step agents, batch testing) typically require Advanced (Developer) access and may still be restricted by quota and model availability.

What roles exist? 

See more detailed information about roles above.

• Basic user – Default role for using Official Agents and creating Personal Agents.
• Developer - Can create sophisticated agents that can be shared with groups. Developer  access has to be requested via the  Developer Access Request .
• Admin – Managed by ICT Digital Education Services 

What models are available on dAIsy?

You can find all available models on AI models available on dAIsy.

Can I put confidential/sensitive institutional information into dAIsy?  For example, financial information.  Can it be discovered by other Imperial users? 

Information you enter into dAIsy is not visible to other Imperial users. The platform is designed so that you can only access your own conversations, and administrators cannot view the content of individual chats. Administrative access is limited to system-level information, such as usage statistics and timestamps, not conversation content.

Any access to data beyond the standard platform interface would require a formal, authorised process in line with Imperial's policies and governance arrangements.

 For more information please visit the Generative AI & Education Guidance Hub.

Who do I contact for help? 

Raise an ICT Service Desk ticket with the category 'Generative AI'.