Academic Integrity and Honor

Generative AI Statement (from the AI Task Force)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is any computer system designed to perform a cognitive or behavioral task historically believed to be one only humans can perform. Generative AI is a term used for recent AI systems that generate significant quantities of content such as text, images, audio, or video from a short input prompt, usually text.

[Because generative AI tools present new opportunities for instruction as well as new challenges for academic integrity, the following three paragraphs represent a continuum from a blanket ban to a broad adoption of generative AI as a tool. Instructors are encouraged to adapt the language of one of the following paragraphs to the needs of their classrooms, their disciplines, and the mediums of their assignments.]

• Sharpening critical thinking is at the heart of the learning outcomes for this course. Authentic and meaningful learning is inseparable from students doing work that is entirely their own. Submitting work that includes or is derived from AI-generated materials shall be considered an act of academic dishonesty.
• Generative AI can be used for some activities in this course, but there are other activities for which it is forbidden. Any assignment for which generative AI is permitted will be clearly marked. Students have the responsibility to review all AI output for inaccuracies and bias, both of which are persistent problems with current tools. Students must provide attribution for any submitted content from a generative AI tool, including the name of the tool and date of access. Failure to do so shall be considered an act of academic dishonesty.
• Students will be expected to use generative AI in this course. However, students have the responsibility to review all AI output for inaccuracies and bias, both of which are persistent problems with current tools. AI can augment human thinking, but it is not a replacement. Students must provide attribution for any submitted content from a generative AI tool, including the name of the tool and date of access. Failure to do so shall be considered an act of academic dishonesty.

For additional information on syllabus elements and policies at Otterbein, see the Academic Affairs Intranet at https://otterbein.sharepoint.com/sites/myozone/Academic-Affairs/DeptNews/Syllabi_Policy

In what ways AI may or may not be used will depend on the class.  If you do allow it to be used, make sure to clarify how it is to be used and how it should not be used.  For example, if they can use it to generate ideas, make sure they know they should not copy the text and present it as their own.

The resources below offer ideas for language you can use in your syllabus or on assignments.

Here's one local example of a statement:

We will discuss in class the recent availability of Artificial Intelligence applications such as ChatGPT, considering both the potential usefulness of such applications as a research tool, as well as the negative aspect of using such programs to create content that is subsequently presented as original work. In the latter instance, the use of such an application would amount to plagiarism in the context of this course. (Music faculty)