To avoid academic integrity issues, students should use AI tools only as directed by the instructor. Any student's use of generative AI chatbots supporting academic writing should be discussed and disclosed to the instructor.
Potential Benefits of Generative AI Use
Provides learners with a tool for generating rough drafts, outlines, and brainstorming notes.
Summarizes and clarifies longer or potentially difficult texts.
Assists learners with automated grammatical assistance and language acquisition.
Promotes wider classroom discussion around rhetoric, style, and AI literacy.
Users should also be aware of the limitations of generative AI:
At times, generative AI generates incomplete, inaccurate, or false information.
Creates inaccurate or fabricated citations called hallucinations.
Responses can include plagiarized text without proper attribution.
Responses can repeat biases and are prone to discriminatory language.
Replicates, but cannot replace, human agency and expression.
More to Consider
Generative AI companies often harvest and share user data with third parties.
The copyright status of AI-generated works remains unclear.
AI platforms may transition into subscription-based and pay-to-use services.
To avoid academic integrity issues, students should use AI tools only as directed by the instructor. Any student's use of generative AI chatbots supporting academic writing should be discussed and disclosed to the instructor.
Students using approved AI resources should document the prompts/inputs used as well as retain a copy of the output generated. If using an approved AI platform on an assignment, be sure to document its use in your working drafts using the methods below. Students should consider maintaining a record of their work-in-progress as evidence of their authorship, using tools such as track changes or file version history.
Describe the AI collaboration
[AI platform, e.g. Chat GPT, Co-Pilot, Perplexity, etc.] was used to generate an initial list of topics. The prompt/input used was [insert prompt]. A copy of the output is below [insert AI-generated output].” I wrote the original text and then used [AI platform, e.g. Grammarly] to correct grammatical errors and suggest more specific vocabulary. Revisions to original content have been tracked using track changes in Word.”
Provide documentation
Prompt and output logs – if generative AI, retain a copy of the prompts or other inputs used, the original output produced by the AI platform, and any other modifications or adjustments made throughout the session.
Drafts – use track changes and/or version history to show how the AI content was incorporated into your work. Use additional annotations in the document if necessary to more fully explain how you appropriately incorporated AI-generated outputs.