What to do when using Gen-AI tools | University of Strathclyde

When using Gen-AI tools, you should...

Remember that your University education is about developing essential knowledge, skills, and competencies. Don’t allow the misuse of Gen-AI (or any other tool or service) to undermine this process
Pay attention to the learning outcomes that are set for you and the marking criteria applied to your assessments and ensure you demonstrate that you are meeting these through your own efforts
Always ensure that the work you submit is your own, that it results from your own thinking and effort, regardless of whether or not any Gen-AI tool has been used
Remain critical and questioning of content created using Gen-AI tools, actively questioning and fact-checking the accuracy and appropriateness of any outputs
Be transparent about when, where, and how Gen-AI has been used in the development and creation of work that is submitted for assessment and formally acknowledge this use where this is required
Keep up to date with programme and University policy and guidance in this area and follow any specific instructions you are given by your Department. This is not only important for your academic integrity while completing your programme of study, but for your longer-term ability to work with integrity and competence in your post-university life

Forget the environmental costs of running prompts through Gen-AI tools
Use Gen-AI as a substitute or proxy for your own thinking or work
Depend on Gen-AI to produce reliable references or materials. Gen-AI tools are prone to ‘hallucinations' which can involve entirely invented and misleading information
Forget that Gen-AI tools can be inaccurate, misleading, biased (and potentially harmful) in their outputs
Run code generated using Gen-AI without fully understanding how the code works and the implications of running it
Submit work which has been produced by Gen-AI as though it was your own
Upload complete copies of your work to any Gen-AI tool without understanding what could happen to this information thereafter
Enter personal information or data, research information or data, copyright protected information or materials, or anything belonging to the University (such as lecture slides) into a Gen-AI tool
Use AI bots to attend classes or meetings online, or to take recordings or notes in on-campus classes or meetings without the explicit permission of the other parties in the class or meeting