• Anyone except those working with UW Medicine Data. Purple is not approved for any UW Medicine Data. 
• What if I’m a UW Medicine employee? Use UW Medicine Chat, which works like ChatGPT but in a secure environment. It allows UW Medicine Data with certain limitations outlined in the Appropriate Use Policy.

Just a web browser. Purple is web-based and works in any modern browser.

Purple can help you generate a wide range of content, including:

• Writing & Communication: Emails, documents, reports, quizzes, debates, and more.
• Creative & Ideation: Brainstorming, storytelling, exploring approaches to planning and strategy.
• Technical & Coding: Code generation, debugging, database design, workflow automation.
• Data & Analysis: Data interpretation, budget planning, research assistance.
• Learning & Support: Tutoring aides, and academic writing support.

Prompting is the method of instructing the AI to produce relevant and accurate outputs by providing clear context, expectations, and instructions. Good prompting bridges the gap between AI knowledge and user needs, improving response quality and usefulness.

Use the PACE framework to help Purple understand what you want to accomplish and deliver tailored results:

• Problem: Define the issue to solve.
• Action: Specify the task for the AI.
• Context: Provide necessary background info.
• Expectations: Set output style and quality criteria.

How you use Purple is up to you—different roles may find it helpful in different ways, and you can explore its features in the ways that best support your work. 

To explore different use case scenarios, refer to How can Purple help you? 

Responsible use of Purple means staying within these important boundaries:

• Refer to the Generative AI Guidelines from UW-IT.
• Respect security controls and access only authorized data.
• Use Purple only within the UW's approved infrastructure.
• Do not try to bypass safety guardrails or “jailbreak” the model. Just as you wouldn’t try to bypass UW NetID authentication or any other UW security controls.
• Be aware of hallucination, bias, knowledge-cutoffs, and other limitations inherent in all LLMs and generative AI applications.

The rule of thumb is: when in doubt, ask!

Purple is not approved for any UW Medicine Data.

UW Medicine has UW Medicine Chat, which works like ChatGPT but in a secure environment. It allows UW Medicine Data with certain limitations outlined in the Appropriate Use Policy.

Instructors may set specific rules about using AI tools in their courses. Students should always review the course syllabus and applicable departmental guidelines before using Purple for coursework.

Purple can help with a wide range of University activities including:

• Teaching: Aiding in streamlining course content creation, coordinating assignment feedback, brainstorming student tutoring support.
• Research: Literature reviews, data analysis assistance, research writing support, support for drafting request for proposals.
• Administrative Tasks: Support for drafting documents, meeting summaries, workflow automation.
• Study assistance: Writing help, academic guidance.
• Creative Projects: Support in content generation, brainstorming, design assistance.

Purple can help support instructors with:

• Teaching materials: Support tasks such as creating lesson plans, quizzes, test questions.
• AI integration support: Support with ideas on how to use AI in instruction.
• Promoting AI literacy: Aiding in understanding AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible use.
• Academic tasks assistance: Aiding in research, drafting, refining, and editing.

Purple has not been rolled out to students yet; however, a faculty member or supervisor can request sponsored access for students via the Purple Support form. Make sure to include the students’ UW NetIDs or email addresses.

Yes! There are live Zoom trainings with AI experts and weekly office hours. Review the AI Calendar and attend.

Yes! Find Purple documentation on our website here.

• You can join the AI community of Practice with your Net ID to connect on AI topics. It provides opportunities for collaboration, peer support, and sharing best practices.
• Review full calendar of AI events here.

For a list of approved tools, enter “AI” in the search field in the UW Software Catalog.

Use the Purple support form for technical issues.

• Check our AI events calendar
• Use the Purple support form and we will help!

The Purple web page is the best place to get the latest news and updates about Purple.

Use the Purple support form and we will help!

Purple runs in Microsoft Azure, which is covered by Microsoft's sustainability reporting and net-zero commitments. We’re developing guidance that identifies which Purple models are lower-impact versus more resource intensive, along with recommended use cases for each. Additionally, we have intentionally excluded the most resource-intensive models in an effort to minimize environmental impacts.

Yes, Purple is web-based and should work on mobile devices through your browser, though the experience may be optimized for desktop use.

No, Purple is a secure enterprise tool for accessing approved generative AI models within UW’s Microsoft Azure environment. It is not a UW-developed foundation AI model or tool. Purple uses commercially available generative AI models delivered through nebulaONE®, a managed Azure-based platform from Cloudforce, integrated into UW’s enterprise infrastructure. 

Data entered into Purple remains within UW's Azure environment and is not used to train public AI models.

Yes, Purple includes usage limits to ensure reliable access for everyone. However, most users will never reach them. These limits are only reached for users with high-volume or intensive use cases (such as running continuous or large-scale requests).

A usage percentage displays in the upper right corner of the app, and you’ll be notified if you reach 100%. If you hit your limit, your access will be paused until the reset date shown in the notification. 

All AI tools have limits, including paid plans—they simply offer higher usage allowances. If you need an alternative for high-volume research purposes, connect with UWIT’s Research Computing group, via the Research Computing Consulting Intake Form.

Currently, Purple does not offer API access (API keys are not available). This feature may be available in the future.