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When using AI tools in your learning, here are some suggestions for ethical and responsible ways to do so. This helps avoid academic misconduct violations and within your future work.
Before using an AI tool for your coursework: Have a conversation with your instructor in regards to AI use on your assignments and research or check your course syllabus. If you are unsure whether use of a specific tool or using AI tools in general is allowed in your course, reach out to your instructor. Having conversations early is the best way to avoid confusion.
Explore AI software and tools to understand what they can and cannot do, especially with topics you already know a lot about. Take the time to critically analyse their response. AI often lacks the critical thinking skills needed to complete your assignments.
Some ways students have been using AI tools in their coursework:
There is no consensus on how to easily cite AI software tools in your papers, as it's difficult to track where the information is pulled from.
Please refer to the respected citation style's guidance that you are using in your course work:
Critically thinking about the answers the AI tool gives you is extremely important. Because it is not easy to see where this information is coming from, there is a risk the information is incorrect or is spreading misinformation about a topic.
Take for instance, this answer from popular AI tool, Chat GPT:
This is incorrect. The City of Calgary website says, "Based on current timelines we expect fluoridation to be in place by June 2024." So currently, the city does not add fluoride to the city's water supply. This answer is easily found on the City of Calgary Website.
Thank you to the University of Calgary and Bronte Chiang for the information in this guide.