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AI Context Filter

The AI Context Filter analyzes the content of the page a student is viewing, assigns it a category, and then allows the page, blocks it, or shows a warning, based on that category. Use it when you want to catch inappropriate content on new websites or on pages that the Web Filter does not categorize accurately. It reads the page itself rather than relying on the page’s web address.

Important

The AI Context Filter has the lowest priority of all filters. It only evaluates pages that your other filters have not already blocked, and a Custom Category or an Exception Lists override it. Allowing a category in the AI Context Filter does not override other filters.

In the following examples, the AI Context Filter blocks a page on a website that the Web Filter allows:

  • Gaming section on a news website - The website is allowed as News and Media, but the AI Context Filter recognizes the page as Gaming and blocks it.

  • Betting page on a sports website - The website is allowed as Sports, but the AI Context Filter recognizes the page as Gambling and blocks it.

  • AI chatbot on an educational website - The website is allowed as Education, but the AI Context Filter recognizes the page as Artificial Intelligence Tools and Platforms and blocks it.

Tip

The Web Filter often fails to categorize proxy websites accurately due to their dynamic, rapidly changing nature. Blocking the Proxy and VPN Avoidance category in the AI Context Filter addresses this by dynamically analyzing page content to detect and block evasive sites.

To access the AI Context Filter page, click Content Filtering from the Main Menu, then click Filters from its sub-menu. On the Filters page, click AI Context Filter listed under Context Filters.

AI Context Filter Page

Important

After making any changes to your content filtering or policies, click the Update Policies on All Clients Button button in the Action Bar at the top of the page to apply the changes.

AI Context Categories

The AI Context Filter organizes pages into 85 categories, grouped into the following category types:

  • Security Risk

  • Unethical

  • Adult/Mature Content

  • Bandwidth Consuming

  • Business

  • Personal

Creating an AI Context Filter

To set up an AI Context Filter, create the filter, then set each category to allow, block, or warn.

Prerequisites

Before the AI Context Filter takes effect, you must create and apply a Web Filter with at least five blocked categories.

To create and configure an AI Context Filter:

  1. Type a name for the filter in the Enter filter name text box, then click the Create Filter Button button. The Edit AI Context Filter page opens.

    Enter Filter Name Section
    Edit AI Context Filter Page

  2. Click a category type to expand it and display its categories.

    Expand Category Type

  3. Select one of the following states for each category you want to change:

    • Allow Category Icon Allow - The AI Context Filter does not block pages in the category.

    • Block Category Icon Block - Students cannot access pages in the category.

    • Warning Category Icon Warning - Students can access pages in the category and are shown a warning.

    Important

    All categories are set to Allow by default upon creating an AI Context Filter. A new AI Context Filter blocks nothing until you change the state of at least one category.

  4. Repeat steps 2–3 for any other category types you want to configure.

  5. Click the Save Changes Button button.

Managing AI Context Filters

You can manage your AI Context Filters by changing category states, renaming, duplicating, or deleting them. All of these actions can be performed directly on the AI Context Filter page.

AI Context Filter Page
Changing AI Context Filter Category States

On the AI Context Filter page, locate the filter and click the Edit Button button to open the Edit AI Context Filter page. Make your changes, then click the Save Changes Button button.

Expand Category Type
Renaming an AI Context Filter
To rename an AI Context Filter:

  1. On the AI Context Filter page, locate the filter to rename and click its name. The filter name opens in an editable text box.

    Rename AI Context Filter

  2. Make your changes, then click the Save button.

Duplicating an AI Context Filter
To duplicate an AI Context Filter:

  1. On the AI Context Filter page, locate the filter to duplicate and click the Duplicate Button button. The Duplicate Filter window opens.

    Duplicate Filter Window

  2. Enter a name for the new filter in the text box, then click OK. The new filter appears on the AI Context Filter page.

Note

The duplicate is an exact copy of the original, including the state of every category. The original AI Context Filter is not removed upon duplicating.

Deleting an AI Context Filter

Warning

Deleting an AI Context Filter is a permanent action. Deleted filters cannot be recovered.

To delete an AI Context Filter:

  1. On the AI Context Filter page, locate the filter to delete and click the Delete Button button to the right of it.

  2. Click OK in the confirmation window. The AI Context Filter is permanently removed from the list.