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Guidelines for Responsible AI Use

The document outlines acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in academic work, emphasizing that AI can assist with content outlines, examples, and definitions, but cannot generate entire responses or personal opinions. Students are required to develop original examples, edit AI output for civility, declare AI usage with citations, and verify AI-generated information with additional sources. Changes to these policies will be communicated via email, and concerns can be directed to Dr. G.

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Guidelines for Responsible AI Use

The document outlines acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in academic work, emphasizing that AI can assist with content outlines, examples, and definitions, but cannot generate entire responses or personal opinions. Students are required to develop original examples, edit AI output for civility, declare AI usage with citations, and verify AI-generated information with additional sources. Changes to these policies will be communicated via email, and concerns can be directed to Dr. G.

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Parameters for AI Use

AI is a rapidly evolving field, and our policies must evolve with it. I will
announce changes via email. Email Dr. G any concerns or recommendations
for adjustments to a policy.

It is acceptable for AI to generate:

1. Content outlines and summaries to facilitate studying. Since AI often


struggles with summaries of more complex information and summaries
of events that occurred more recently, exercise this option with care.

2. Examples related to a topic you are struggling to understand.

3. A breakdown of complex ideas. For example, “Please explain the cause


of The Great Recession as if I were a 6th-grade student.”

4. Definitions, detailed explanations, and descriptions of foundational


ideas in Sociology. That means if I want you to use Functional
Perspective and you are not sure how to use it, you can ask AI to
“Please define Functional Perspective.”

5. Content ideas, which you may quote, provided you also clarify which
components of your work were collaboratively developed and which
parts were entirely the result of your mental processes using a citation
and a reference.

6. Lists of webpages, traditional media sources, experts, etc., related to


specific topics. Content generated this way is a starting point, not an
endpoint. AI is as likely to fabricate an imaginary, yet convincing,
source as it is to provide a genuine source, so verification of any AI-
generated list is vital.

It is NOT acceptable for AI to generate:

7. Entire written responses

8. Content to “your opinion,” “your perspective,” “your thoughts,” etc.

Students MUST:

1. Develop original examples when asked to do so, even if AI is consulted


to generate “starter” examples. This is a component of critical
thinking. Critical thinking is developed over time, in part through
exercises that require developing original examples.
2. Edit and curate the output of any tool they use to ensure the text does
not decrease the civility of our academic community.

3. Declare the use of AI, whether AI is used to polish your work or


translate your work, or contributes substantially in any way to
your writing, with a citation and a reference. (SEE Canvas
Course Module Title “Example citations and references for AI-
generated content”)

4. Verify information (facts, statistics, etc.) generated by an AI with at


least one other source and provide a reference for any verifying
sources. (SEE Canvas Course Module Title “Example citations
and references for AI-generated content”)

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