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11 # McMaster University AI policy record
2+teaching: McMaster's teaching and learning generative AI guidelines say undergraduate and graduate course outlines should state acceptable and unacceptable generative AI use, and students should seek clarification and written confirmation if no syllabus statement is included.
3+Evidence (en, a2620df6c0a4): Undergraduate and graduate course outlines should include a statement on the acceptable and unacceptable use of generative artificial intelligence in the course... If no syllabus statement is included, students should ask the educator for clarification on expectations, and if generative AI use is permitted, receive written confirmation before using generative AI in the course.
4+academic_integrity: McMaster's student generative AI coursework tip sheet tells students not to use generative AI unless a course syllabus or professor explicitly allows it, and to disclose and cite AI-generated content when allowed.
5+Evidence (en, f2a6e10cd78e): Ask first: Don't use generative AI unless your course syllabus or professor explicitly allows it. Remember, different courses have different rules... Be Transparent: If you're allowed to use AI, make sure you disclose how and where. Don't forget to correctly cite all your sources, including any AI-generated content.
6+teaching: McMaster's teaching and learning guidelines say generative AI tools should not provide letter or numeric grades for student work, while AI-generated feedback may be used only under stated conditions such as syllabus inclusion and an opt-out ability.
7+Evidence (en, a2620df6c0a4): Generative AI tools should not be used to provide grades (letter or numeric) for student work. Generative AI tools may be used to provide feedback on student work, provided the following conditions are met: When generative AI tools are used to provide feedback of student work this use must be explicitly included in the course syllabus. Students should have the ability to opt-out of AI generated feedback.
8+privacy: McMaster's operational excellence generative AI guidelines tell employees not to upload confidential, personal, personal health, or proprietary information to a generative AI tool unless required security/privacy assessments have been completed, while noting an enterprise Microsoft Copilot exception when logged in with McMaster credentials.
9+Evidence (en, 93111016e2bb): Do not upload or share confidential, personal, personal health or proprietary information with a generative AI tool unless a data security and risk assessment and a privacy and algorithmic assessment have been completed for the specific tool... McMaster has an enterprise licence for Microsoft Copilot (but not 365) which ensures that, when logged in using McMaster credentials, data used is not shared with either Microsoft or McMaster.
10+research: McMaster's research generative AI guidelines say researchers are personally accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their work, should critically evaluate and verify AI outputs, and should cite or acknowledge generative AI use according to McMaster Library guidance and publication or granting instructions.
11+Evidence (en, b3064ee354ed): Generative AI tools may create false, misleading, or biased outputs. Critically evaluate and personally verify any outputs used in the research process. Researchers are personally accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their work... Researchers who use generative AI in any context should cite or acknowledge its use drawing on McMaster Libraries' LibGuide and follow any publication/granting specific instructions.
12+academic_integrity: McMaster's Provost academic integrity page says McMaster has not activated Turnitin's AI Detector, while privacy/security and reliability assessment work is underway and activation may allow retroactive submissions.
13+Evidence (en, 3c228e00bf23): At this time McMaster has not activated the Turnitin AI Detector. Ongoing work to assess privacy and security impacts of this tool, as well as exploring its reliability, are underway. McMaster may activate the AI Detector, which allows for retroactive submissions.
14+security_review: McMaster's privacy considerations page says that for tools including automated functions, including artificial intelligence, the university must conduct an Algorithmic Impact Assessment, with the Privacy Office responsible for the AIA process.
15+Evidence (en, b075c5fce067): For any tools that include automated functions, including artificial intelligence, the university must conduct an Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA). An AIA is a risk assessment process that determines the impact level of an automated decision-making system on the risks of harm to individuals. The privacy office is responsible for conducting the AIA process.
16+other: McMaster University Libraries' generative AI citation guide warns that generative AI can generate incorrect, outdated, or biased content, can fabricate sources, and that information shared with generative AI tools can compromise privacy and security.
17+Evidence (en, 79d3f35172a7): Generative AI tools can generate incorrect, outdated or biased content. Confirm the quality, reliability and accuracy of AI-generated content with reputable sources before including it in your work. Generative AI tools are also known to fabricate or hallucinate sources that do not exist... The information you share with generative AI tools can compromise your privacy and security.

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8 claim records

teaching

McMaster's teaching and learning generative AI guidelines say undergraduate and graduate course outlines should state acceptable and unacceptable generative AI use, and students should seek clarification and written confirmation if no syllabus statement is included.

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academic_integrity

McMaster's student generative AI coursework tip sheet tells students not to use generative AI unless a course syllabus or professor explicitly allows it, and to disclose and cite AI-generated content when allowed.

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teaching

McMaster's teaching and learning guidelines say generative AI tools should not provide letter or numeric grades for student work, while AI-generated feedback may be used only under stated conditions such as syllabus inclusion and an opt-out ability.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

McMaster's operational excellence generative AI guidelines tell employees not to upload confidential, personal, personal health, or proprietary information to a generative AI tool unless required security/privacy assessments have been completed, while noting an enterprise Microsoft Copilot exception when logged in with McMaster credentials.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

research

McMaster's research generative AI guidelines say researchers are personally accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their work, should critically evaluate and verify AI outputs, and should cite or acknowledge generative AI use according to McMaster Library guidance and publication or granting instructions.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

McMaster's Provost academic integrity page says McMaster has not activated Turnitin's AI Detector, while privacy/security and reliability assessment work is underway and activation may allow retroactive submissions.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen

security_review

McMaster's privacy considerations page says that for tools including automated functions, including artificial intelligence, the university must conduct an Algorithmic Impact Assessment, with the Privacy Office responsible for the AIA process.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

other

McMaster University Libraries' generative AI citation guide warns that generative AI can generate incorrect, outdated, or biased content, can fabricate sources, and that information shared with generative AI tools can compromise privacy and security.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%Evidence1Languagesen