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11 # Duke University AI policy record
2+ai_tool_treatment: Duke student-facing AI guidance says whether a student may use AI in coursework depends on instructor permission; unauthorized generative AI use is considered academic misconduct under the Duke Community Standard.
3+Evidence (en, 62ddf7efe141): The answer is: it depends! Per the Duke Community Standard, the unauthorized use of generative AI is considered academic misconduct. However, your instructor may permit or at times ask you to use generative AI in certain circumstances and assignments.
4+academic_integrity: Duke Community Standard academic-dishonesty guidance includes unauthorized use of artificial intelligence software among examples of cheating-related conduct.
5+Evidence (en, 2af7c7e82948): Cheating is the act of wrongfully using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, study aids, or the ideas or work of another. It includes, but is not limited to: using, consulting, and/or maintaining unauthorized shared resources including, but not limited to, test banks, solutions materials and/or unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) software
6+ai_tool_treatment: Duke states that it offers a suite of secure and accessible AI platforms to students, staff, and faculty.
7+Evidence (en, 88dc5bf81527): Duke University offers a suite of secure and accessible AI platforms to students, staff, and faculty. Whether you are involved in AI research and development, or want to learn how to start using AI to power your work, Duke is here to help.
8+teaching: Duke CTL guidance tells instructors to update syllabi with clear guidance on generative AI use and says instructors may define how, if, and when generative AI may be used in their courses.
9+Evidence (en, 89f7dd8b3d76): Under the Duke Community Standard, unauthorized use of generative AI is treated as cheating. This means you have the discretion to define how, if, and when generative AI may be used in your courses. All instructors should update their syllabi to include clear guidance on the use of generative AI in their courses.
10+security_review: Duke AI tool guidance describes ChatGPT as available to Duke University faculty, staff, and students, with sensitive-data use excluding PHI and governed by institutional agreement.
11+Evidence (en, 88dc5bf81527): ChatGPT is designed for a broad audience and can be used for general chatbot tasks to streamline your workflow. This includes answering questions, writing, editing, and synthesizing data and ideas. Duke University faculty, staff, and students. Prepaid licenses are provided at no cost to all undergraduate students, as well as faculty, staff, and graduate students in participating units. All other Duke users can purchase a license at a significantly discounted rate. Sensitive (no PHI), (governed by institutional agreement).
12+teaching: Duke CTL assignment-design guidance says AI assignments should be accompanied by course and assignment-specific AI policies, with the primary consideration being whether AI use helps students achieve course learning goals.
13+Evidence (en, 00bacd744f9d): Note, it is critical to develop AI policies for your course along with policies for specific AI assignments. In the development of AI assignments, the primary consideration is whether the use of AI will help your students achieve the learning goals of the course.
14+research: Duke research guidance says researchers should document and publish AI decision-making alongside research and should not cite chatbot-summarized information they have not authenticated.
15+Evidence (en, 0a952988e3f8): Do document and publish your decision-making alongside your research. Don’ts Don’t cite information found or summarized by a chatbot that you haven’t authenticated. Don’t use AI tools that collect, store, or train on user data. Check a tool’s privacy policy; if you’re not sure, contact the tool’s creator.
16+privacy: Duke CTL assignment-design guidance advises that personal information should not be shared when using AI in assignments, to minimize privacy threats to students and instructors.
17+Evidence (en, 00bacd744f9d): There are ethical issues to using AI beyond questions of plagiarism, copyright and academic integrity that should be considered. First, to minimize threats to the privacy of your students and yourself, personal information should not be shared.

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8 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Duke student-facing AI guidance says whether a student may use AI in coursework depends on instructor permission; unauthorized generative AI use is considered academic misconduct under the Duke Community Standard.

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academic_integrity

Duke Community Standard academic-dishonesty guidance includes unauthorized use of artificial intelligence software among examples of cheating-related conduct.

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ai_tool_treatment

Duke states that it offers a suite of secure and accessible AI platforms to students, staff, and faculty.

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teaching

Duke CTL guidance tells instructors to update syllabi with clear guidance on generative AI use and says instructors may define how, if, and when generative AI may be used in their courses.

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security_review

Duke AI tool guidance describes ChatGPT as available to Duke University faculty, staff, and students, with sensitive-data use excluding PHI and governed by institutional agreement.

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teaching

Duke CTL assignment-design guidance says AI assignments should be accompanied by course and assignment-specific AI policies, with the primary consideration being whether AI use helps students achieve course learning goals.

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research

Duke research guidance says researchers should document and publish AI decision-making alongside research and should not cite chatbot-summarized information they have not authenticated.

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privacy

Duke CTL assignment-design guidance advises that personal information should not be shared when using AI in assignments, to minimize privacy threats to students and instructors.

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