Guidelines for AI use

  1. Reflect on when it is appropriate to use AI tools and when it is not, depending on the situation and context. Make sure that your use of AI tools is consistent with the AI guidelines for your course, university, employer, or other approving authority.
  2. Prioritize human values. Use AI tools in a way that is consistent with enhancing and supporting your own and others’ agency, creativity, connection, and critical thinking.  AI tools may be used to augment these qualities but should not be used to supplant them.
  3. Respect your own and others' privacy when entering information into AI tools. When selecting tools to use, check the terms of use, privacy settings, and training protocols to understand how your data is used and stored as well as to learn the potential risks of data exploitation.
  4. Consider the intellectual property implications of sharing others’ content with AI tools. If you don't have permission to use another person’s work (e.g., articles, images), then there may be ethical and legal restrictions on what you can upload into AI tools.
  5. Verify the accuracy of information obtained from generative AI tools using reliable sources. AI tools can generate false or misleading information, so approach AI-generated content with a critical stance.
  6. Be transparent about your use of AI tools, explaining how you used the tools to accomplish tasks or complete assignments. Be prepared to be accountable for any use of AI.
  7. Remember that large language models are not human. They simulate the process of having a conversation, aggregating information and presenting it as if they are thinking, though the output is probabilistic based on training data. AI tools may therefore perpetuate human errors and biases, which could have unintended and harmful consequences.

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