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Stanford unit policies differ: MD/MSPA allows defined learning uses, Law permits defined support, and PWR prohibits composing or revising major assignments. Scope: cited programs only.
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Stanford School of Medicine MD and MSPA programs have a formal AI policy: students may use AI for learning, clarification, and grammar/style editing unless contrary to assignment instructions. AI use for closed-book exams or assignments where internet is restricted is prohibited unless explicitly authorized by faculty. Students are responsible for all AI-generated content they submit, must disclose and cite substantial AI contributions, and violations may result in disciplinary action.
Agent reviewedLearning and Clarification: Students may utilize AI to enhance their understanding of medical concepts, definitions, and for grammar/style editing, provided it does not conflict with specific assignment instructions or be inconsistent with faculty-authorized tasks. The use of AI tools is discouraged for any activities in which students are evaluated on their own knowledge or skills, unless explicitly granted permission by the faculty. Any substantial contributions from AI tools on assignments, presentations, and scholarly abstracts or proposals must be disclosed and properly cited. Students are responsible for any AI-generated content they submit, even if flawed or biased. All MD and MSPA...
Stanford Law School instructors set their own AI policies; in the absence of a course-specific policy, students may use generative AI to support learning and develop or refine their own ideas, but may not use AI to generate content presented as their own work. Using AI during an exam or to draft/revise submitted work is not permitted unless disclosed in advance and explicitly authorized in writing by the instructor. Unauthorized use may result in an F grade and/or referral to Stanford's Office of Community Standards.
Agent reviewedIn the absence of a course-specific AI policy set by the instructor, students may use generative AI tools to support their learning and to aid in the development or refinement of their own ideas, provided they do not use such tools to generate content that is then presented as their own work. The use of generative AI while taking an exam or to draft or revise any portion of submitted work is not permitted unless (1) fully disclosed in advance of its use by the student to the instructor, and (2) explicitly authorized by the instructor in writing prior to the student's use of the tool. Unauthorized use of AI tools may result in a lower grade, including a grade of F, and/or a referral to Sta...
Stanford's Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) prohibits students from using generative AI or LLMs to compose drafts or revisions for any major assignment in PWR courses, including composing or revising portions of essays or scripts, including paraphrases of LLM-generated writing. Students may not rely on generative AI summaries of sources. Violation of PWR's AI policy is treated as an Honor Code violation and results in referral to the Office of Community Standards.
Agent reviewedStudents may not use generative AI or LLMs to compose the drafts or revisions for any of the major assignments in their PWR classes. This includes using generative AI to compose or revise portions of their essay or scripts (from individual phrases or sentences to longer passages) or including in their essays/scripts paraphrases of LLM-generated writing or paraphrases of source material generated by LLMs. Violation of PWR's AI policy is considered an Honor Code violation and will result in the involvement of Stanford's Office of Community Standards (OCS).