Artificial Intelligence and Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Survey

This survey is for HSLC vendors and technology providers.

For the purposes of this survey, “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” includes generative AI, machine learning models, large language models (LLMs), recommendation engines, automated summarization, chatbots, and other algorithmic systems that generate or analyze content.

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Please respond to the survey based on the specific product and/or technology provided to HSLC.

Do you use AI?(Required)

Yes

Which AI vendor(s) or providers power your AI features? (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, in-house models)

What are the primary AI applications incorporated into your software, products, or services?

Is AI used to create and provide content for its users

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Does AI influence search results, recommendations, or ranking of content?

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Do you have a system in place to ensure quality assurance of AI generated content?

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Can AI features be turned off, limited, or configured?

Yes

Do you conduct regular security audits of your AI components?

Yes

A.I. TRAINING AND DATA HANDLING

Do you intentionally provide data for AI training?(Required)

Yes

What types of data are used, shared, or provided?

Is user interaction data (search queries, prompts, usage logs) used to train or improve AI models?

What are your privacy and anonymization policies for user data?

What are your data retention policies?

Can AI data sharing be turned off, limited, or configured?

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Which laws, regulations, or standards guide your AI governance?

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

EU AI Act

GDPR

State privacy laws (e.g., CCPA, CPRA)

FERPA

Other

N/A

If other, please describe.

Do you have additional information you would like to share?

Yes

Please add it here.