It is up to the coordinator and examiner for each individual course to decide whether and how AI tools are allowed to be used within the framework of the various examinations. Remember to ask at the beginning of each course!
There are also some guidelines for you as a student on the Chalmers website:
You are responsible for your own studies and your own learning, so it is important that you find out how you are allowed to use chatbots in each individual course.
Chatbots can be a valuable complement to your studies if they are used thoughtfully. If you use chatbots in an irresponsible way it will inhibit your learning process. Just like with any other kind of learning, you don’t learn much if you let someone else do the work for you without reflecting on what’s happening yourself. For example, if you use AI to generate text that you include in your assignments without understanding the content or checking the facts, you won’t achieve the subject knowledge expected in your courses. On the other hand, if you use AI tools as support in the learning process, as a sounding board or for feedback, it’s possible to reach a deeper understanding of your subject. Feel free to discuss with your examiner or course coordinator how GenAI can be helpful in specific situations!
Figure 2. When is it safe to use Chat GPT? (Tiulkanov, 2023) CC BY.
It is possible to use ChatGPT if: 1. It if does not matter if the output is true, 2. You have the expertise to verify that the output is accurate, and 3. You are able and willing to take full responsibility (legal, moral, etc.) for any missed inaccuracies.
At Chalmers we strive for academic honesty and integrity. This means that you should be able to demonstrate that you have acquired knowledge during your time at Chalmers through the conditions of each examination. The conditions include, among other things, acknowledging the work of others, demonstrating good collaboration, being transparent, avoiding plagiarism and cheating, etc. You can read more about academic honesty and integrity here: Academic integrity and honesty
Claiming that what someone else has written is your own text without referencing to it correctly is considered as plagiarism. In relation to AI, this can be interpreted as either plagiarism or ghostwriting, so you need to be fully transparent in your use of AI. Describe what you have done and cite correctly, including which AI tool you have used. See reference guides for APA and IEEE.
You also need to verify the information from a chatbot since the generated text is based on probabilities in the training data, which does not always produce truth. Think carefully about whether or not you actually need to use AI tools for a specific purpose. Read more under Ethical use of AI.
Figure 3. Responsible AI use. (AI for Education, 2023)
The figure shows a backronym over the word EVERY; it can be used to reflect on how you use AI responsibly and stands for the following:
EVALUATE the initial output to see if it meets the intended purpose and your needs.
VERIFY facts, figures, quotes, and data using reliable sources to ensure there are no hallucinations or bias.
EDIT every conversation with the GenAI chatbot, providing critical feedback and oversight to improve the AI’s output.
REVISE the results to reflect your unique needs, style, and/or tone. AI output is a great starting point, but shouldn’t be a final product.
YOU are ultimately responsible for everything you create with AI. Always be transparent about if and how you used AI.