Institutional Access to AI Services

Description

In this section, you will find explanations on how to access the AI services in three main steps:

  1. selecting the subject matter of the contract
  2. selecting the deployment
  3. limiting access

Note that you can always discuss with us customization and alternative options.

Contract Selection

  • Access to the Open-Weight-Models hosted by GWDG in Göttingen.
  • Orthogonal to this offer are external models that you can use but you need to pay for. Based on your choice, we have a different list of contracts and legal requirements that must be fulfilled.

Contracts for Open Weight models hosted by GWDG

Under Contract Documents Internal Models, you will find the necessary documents for using the Open Weight Models hosted by us in Göttingen. Please follow the steps in the instructions and forward the documents to the relevant departments at your institution for review and signature.

In order to use the AI-Basis services, the following documents must be completed, signed and returned:

  • performance agreement
  • a corresponding data processing contract (AVV)
  • Nomination of the Data Protection Officer
  • Form for organizational data

You can download the remaining attachments to your contract documents.

Contracts for optional access to external models

If you want to opt in for access to the external models you find the corresponding documents under Contract Documents Internal and External Models. The documents differ in order to additionally allow the use of external models. Access to the internal models is included.

Entry point from DFN

If you wish to access our AI services via our partnership with the DFN, you must also sign the corresponding contracts between you, the GWDG and the DFN. Please contact verkauf@gwdg.de.

Entry point from KI:Connect

The default approach for KI:Connect is to use open weight models via API endpoint. Legally there is NO need to make an AVV with us but it useful in case someone accidentally puts in GDPR personal data. Institutions that use access to external models via API as part of our partnership with KI:Connect require an additional API key. Please contact kisski-support@gwdg.de for this.

Deployment

Generally, it is your choice how to deploy our services:

  • Deployment 1) Using the existing Web interface for end users (such as https://chat-ai.academiccloud.de/)
  • Deployment 2) Integrating AI APIs into services you deploy locally (such as your own chat interface)

Deployment 1: Using existing web frontends

To use the AI services, it is generally possible to use our web interface. An Academic ID is required.

Deployment 2: Integrating AI APIs into YOUR services

With an Academic ID, you can also request an API key via the KISSKI website (click on “Book” on the page). You can use the API key in another webfrontend, plugin or your own code.

Limiting Access

Restricting Models

We provide a large assortment of Large Language Models (see Available Models. Available models are regularly upgraded as newer, more capable ones are released. Not all of these may be approved for use by your institution. In order to restrict the use to certain models, the authorized person of your institution must inform us in writing of the selection of models.

Restricting Model Access for specific groups

You may specify different user-groups within your institution by assiging functional affiliations (e.g. employee@university.de, student@university, researcher@university) and instructing us which models are available for each user group. In order to gain access to the IdM objects (accounts, groups, shared mailboxes and resources) of your institute or institution in the GWDG identity management system, it is necessary for us to set up special authorizations for the IdM portal for you. Access to the special authorizations forms can be found here.

Limiting external model access by quotas

With your order confirmation you can impose a finanical ceiling for the usage of the external models. As a result, total consumption can be reduced to the corresponding monetary value of this limit.