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Note: These guidelines are interim only and may change in the future. We will notify you of any changes in policy or advice; you are responsible to read all such emails and other official notifications.
Guidance on the use of ChatGPT and other AI-generative technologies:
Students may:
Use ChatGPT and similar sources for initial research, overviews, explanations, and other basic research.
Use it for initial and provisional answers.
Use it as you would resources such as Wikipedia, or the popular sites that Google may send you to.
You may summarise, paraphrase or quote such material, though this is discouraged for many reasons, and especially for reliability. If you do utilise such material, you must acknowledge it with a footnote and an acknowledgement declaration, as outlined below.
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Violate the spirit of the MTC Academic Integrity policy.
Present any material from ChatGPT or similar sources in a way that leaves the impression it was your original work, thought, or conclusions.
Referencing AI-generated technologies and information
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If you use an AI-generative technology such as ChatGPT at any stage of your research, you need to declare that. If you use it as a source, you need to footnote that. |
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(Adapted from Summary of Interim Al Technologies Referencing - Update February 2023 by Tabor Institute of Higher Education)
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Limitations and possibilities
Possibilities:
There are positive and wise uses of these technologies. Some students have told me they use ChatGPT during lectures to answer quick questions. As they report, “It pinballs us back into the lecture,” and saves yet another clarifying question. And there are other sources coming out that will list or suggest academic bibliographies on various topics. (They are not yet very good.) These are early days. The technology will develop, as will our imagination on how to use it. (Note: As you develop other positive uses, Gordon Cain would love to hear about them.)
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