1. You may not use AI to generate an initial draft of an assignment.
2. You must clearly identify and document the use of AI-based tools in your work. Any work that utilizes AI-based tools must be clearly marked as such, including the specific tool(s) used. For example, if you use ChatGPT-3, you must cite "ChatGPT-3. (YYYY, Month DD of query). "Text of your query." Generated using OpenAI. https://chat.openai.com/”.
3. You must be transparent in how you used the AI-based tool, including what work is your original contribution. Faculty may check for the use of AI by using AI detector software/platforms.
4. You must ensure your use of AI-based tools does not violate any copyright or intellectual property rules. 
5. You may not upload or enter confidential, proprietary, unpublished, or sensitive research data—including human subjects’ data—into publicly accessible GenAI systems or tools that do not meet institutional data security requirements. 
6. AI-based tools used without citation will be considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is a violation of the University Academic Integrity policy and subject to university sanctions.
7. Students are responsible for any inaccuracies and errors in submitted work that resulted from using AI-driven tools.

1. You may not use AI to generate an initial draft of your thesis. This includes using AI to generate or substantially contribute to core scholarly components, including research questions, hypotheses, literature reviews, analytical arguments, or interpretations of data.   
   
   1.1 GenAI may be used at this stage to conceptualize and brainstorm, but the core elements of the thesis are expected to be developed through thoughtful synthesis of the primary literature that does not rely primarily on GenAI tools.
   
2. You must clearly identify and document the use of AI-based tools in your work. Any work that utilizes AI-based tools must be clearly marked as such, including the specific tool(s) used. For example, if you use ChatGPT-3, you must cite "ChatGPT-3. (YYYY, Month DD of query). "Text of your query." Generated using OpenAI. https://chat.openai.com/”.
   
3. You must be transparent in how you used the AI-based tool, including what work is your original contribution. The use of GenAI does not diminish the student’s responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their scholarly work. Students remain fully accountable for all content submitted, including any material developed with the assistance of AI tools. 
   
4. An AI detector may be used to detect AI-driven work.
   
5. You must ensure your use of AI-based tools does not violate any copyright or intellectual property rules.  Uploading text, figures, tables, code, or other materials without proper authorization and disclosure is prohibited.
   
6. You may not upload or enter confidential, proprietary, unpublished, or sensitive research data—including human subjects’ data—into publicly accessible GenAI systems or tools that do not meet institutional data security requirements.
   
7. AI-based tools used without citation will be considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is a violation of the University Academic Integrity policy and subject to university sanctions.
   
8. Students are responsible for any inaccuracies and errors in submitted work that resulted from using AI-driven tools.
   
9. When the student submits their thesis, dissertation or scholarly project report to their advisory committee, a one-page attestation documenting GenAI use may be required and signed by both the student and the major advisor/mentor. The attestation should include a clear and accurate disclosure of any use of generative GenAI tools in the preparation of the dissertation, thesis, or scholarly project and include:  the GenAI tool(s) used; Description of the specific purpose(s) for which the tool was used; Clarify the extent of use, including whether the tool contributed to editing, organization, coding, or other functions; and affirm that all intellectual content, analysis, and conclusions are the student’s own.

Appropriate use of AI includes:

• You are free to use spell check, grammar check, and synonym identification tools
• You are free to use app recommendations when it comes to rephrasing sentences, reorganizing paragraphs or fine-tuning outlines you have drafted yourself

Limitations of using AI-software:

• Work created by AI tools may not be considered original work and instead, be considered automated plagiarism. It is derived from previously created texts from other sources that the models were trained on and often does not cite sources or the verification of their accuracy and existence in the scholarly record does not exist.  Original drafts of documents should be kept to provide documentation of writing progress.
• AI models have built-in biases (i.e., they are trained on limited underlying sources; they reproduce, rather than challenge, errors in the sources).
• AI tools have limitations (i.e., they lack critical thinking to evaluate and reflect on criteria; they lack abductive reasoning to make judgments with incomplete information at hand).
• Following the allowable guidelines for the use of AI for a thesis/dissertation may not be compatible with the requirements of scientific journals.