Ethical Use of AI

To use AI ethically, it is important to maintain strong moral standards and awareness. In your academic life, you should:

• Show respect for your peers and colleagues.

• Approach situations and outcomes with a sense of justice.

• Recognize that your actions can affect others, positively or negatively.

• Protect your privacy.

• Avoid over-reliance on AI tools.

• Verify and critically evaluate AI outputs.

Specifically, when using AI in your studies, you should:

• Never use AI to misrepresent someone else’s work or ideas as your own.

• Avoid using AI to harass, stereotype, or spread biased or harmful content.

• Approach your work and collaborations with honesty.

• Do not use AI in ways that give you an unfair advantage over classmates.

• Understand that your actions can impact classmates, instructors, and the broader academic community.

• Consider whether your AI use builds trust and learning, or undermines them.

• Never input personal, sensitive, or confidential information about yourself or others into AI systems.

• Respect the privacy of classmates and instructors in all AI-related work.

• Be transparent about when and how you used AI in assignments or projects, as hiding AI use is dishonest and undermines academic integrity.

• Avoid letting AI replace your own critical thinking, creativity, and effort. Use AI as a support tool, not a substitute for learning.

• Treat AI-generated outputs as drafts or suggestions, and always fact-check, cross-reference, and refine results using your own knowledge and reliable sources.

• Avoid using AI in ways that reinforce stereotypes, exclude voices, or perpetuate biases.

• Use AI responsibly to support equal opportunities in group work.

• Ask yourself: “Would I be proud of this decision a year from now?”

• Consider how your AI use prepares you for a professional future where ethics and accountability matter.

Anna: Not ethical. AI can hallucinate facts, therefore any statement AI makes should be checked for credibility, with resources from academic journal sites. AI use must be written in research papers.

John: Ethical. AI use in group projects should be known by every group member. AI is suitable for brainstorming ideas and supporting fruitful discussions.

Louis: Ethical. AI use must be written in research papers. AI statements should be checked for credibility, with resources from academic journal sites. For creating structure in essays, AI can be used.

Mike: Not Ethical. Exam preperations must be done beforehand and learning should be the focus rather than memorizing. Therefore, AI use should be aimed at learning rather than memorization. AI shouldn't be used for providing answers for homework or assignments.