AI tools for general purpose

ChatGPT

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Only use the licensed version when processing confidential data and personal data.

Why be careful?

By default, ‘improve the model for everyone’ is enabled; there is no DPA.

Availability

• ❌ Not open source
• ✅ Free version
• ✅ Licensed version
• ✅ Available in the Software Centre

Link

https://chatgpt.com 

Claude

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Only use the licensed version when processing confidential data and personal data, and untick the box labelled ‘help improve our AI models’.

Availability

• ❌ Not open source
• ✅ Free version 
• ✅ Licensed version
• ✅ Available in the Software Centre

Link

https://claude.ai/ 

Copilot

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Please only use the licensed version (linked to your UHasselt account) when processing confidential data and personal data.

Why be careful?

In the free version, Microsoft is permitted to use your input data.

Availability

• ❌ Not open source
• ❌ No free version
• ✅ Licensed version
• ❌ Not available in the Software Centre

Link

https://copilot.microsoft.com/ 

Deepseek

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Only use the local installation for processing confidential data and personal data.

Why be careful?

Conflicts regarding Chinese legislation. Several Western countries have concerns about privacy and data security.

Availability

• ✅ Open source: MIT
• ✅ Free version
• ❌ No licensed version
• ❌ Not available in the Software Centre

Link

https://www.deepseek.com/ 

Gemini

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Please only use the licensed version (linked to your UHasselt account) when processing confidential data and personal data.

Why be careful?

In the free version, Google is permitted to use your input data.

Availability

• ❌ Not open source
• ❌ No free version 
• ✅ Licensed version
• ❌ Not available in the Software Centre

Link

https://gemini.google.com/ 

Llama

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

Only use the local installation for processing confidential data and personal data.

Why be careful?

There is controversy over how the model is trained; Meta has a poor reputation when it comes to data privacy.

Beschikbaarheid

• ✅ Open source: Community license
• ✅ Free version
• ❌ No licensed version
• ❌ Not available in the Software Centre

Link

https://www.llama.com/llama-downloads/  

Mistral

General purpose genAI chatbot that can do web search and create content.

Terms of Use

No terms and conditions of use

Availability

• ❌ Not open source
• ✅ Free version
• ✅ Licensed version
• ❌ Not available in the Software Centre

Link

https://mistral.ai/ 

Ollama

General purpose genAI private chatbot that can run locally without an internet connection.

Terms of Use

No terms and conditions of use

Availability

• ✅ Open source: MIT
• ✅ Free version 
• ✅ Licensed version
• ✅ Available in the Software Centre

Link

https://ollama.com/