Purple is the University of Washington’s supported generative AI workspace, giving faculty, staff and students access to multiple AI models and tools in a UW-supported environment.
Purple is designed with UW privacy, security and responsible-use expectations in mind and provides an alternative to using unmanaged consumer AI tools for University work.
What you can do with Purple
Purple can support a wide range of academic, research and administrative work. You can use it to:
- Summarize and organize information
- Analyze documents, spreadsheets and data
- Work through complex questions and information
- Support research and analysis
- Assist with coding and technical tasks
- Refine and improve content
- Build AI assistants for specific tasks and workflows
Using AI at the UW
Purple gives the UW community a practical way to explore and use generative AI while benefiting from University support and guidance.
UWIT provides resources to help you understand when AI can be useful, selecting the right tools for your work, and using AI responsibly in teaching, learning, research and administrative activities.
Get started with Purple
Visit the UWIT Purple website to access Purple and find getting-started information, training, FAQs, examples, guidance and support.