The University of Hong Kong

ANY misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI work as one’s own independent creative work violates the HKU regulations as well as generally accepted principles of community, integrity and honor. Violations will be referred to the university disciplinary committee.

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In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.

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When a teacher is satisfied that submitted work contains plagiarism or involves the misuse of generative and other AI tools, and that an educative response (usually involving re-writing and re-submission with a penalty) is not appropriate, then an academic response will be adopted, pursuant to which the plagiarized work may be given a mark of zero or a reduced mark. In addition, the matter may be treated as a disciplinary offence (just like the case of cheating during an examination) and referred to the University’s Disciplinary Committee under Statute XXXI of the University’s Statutes and the Disciplinary Committee Regulations.

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Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.

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Ensure input data used with GenAI complies with data protection laws and University policies. Avoid sharing sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information with GenAI platforms.

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20. Use of GenAI for experimentation, data collection, and data analysis is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified that the GenAI tool used is accurate, unbiased and fit- for-purpose for the specific research study; c. the researcher has verified the veracity of all the raw and processed data; d. confidentiality and privacy of data from research participants are respected and not shared or disclosed outside the scope of this study without prior consent; e. no proprietary data or data under the control of a data sharing agreement is disclosed to external parties, such as a cloud-based GenAI service provi

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der; and f. research participants are appropriately informed as per any approved ethics committee such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) if ultra-realistic GenAI-created materials are used as part of the research study. C. Use of GenAI tools to generate computer code of research

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If you use personal data, whether your own or that of others, in your interactions with HKU GenAI App and APIs in HKU ITS API Developer Portal, you are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from the data subject(s) for the use and processing of their data with AI, exercising data masking practices, and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection guidelines, frameworks, and governance policies.

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Clearly disclose GenAI tool usage in research outputs, publications, or presentations, for example the type of GenAI used, data sources, and potential limitations. Maintain detailed documentation of GenAI prompts, outputs, and decision-making processes involving GenAI.

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Researchers are responsible for the outputs generated by GenAI and their implications.

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Limit Over-Reliance: Use GenAI as a support tool, not a substitute for critical analysis and human expertise.

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Ensure that the use of GenAI does not infringe on existing rights or compromise research outputs ownership.

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11. Use of GenAI for ideation and background research is only acceptable if • this specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; • the researcher has verified the accuracy, fairness, and originality (or lack of originality) of text, figures, table and data generated by a GenAI tool; • the researcher has verified that all relevant external primary sources are cited and represented fully and fairly; and • the use of GenAI does not inevitably disclose patentable inventions.

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23. Use of GenAI to generate computer code for research is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified the correctness of the algorithm and software with respect to the intended use of the researcher; and c. the researcher conducts and reports adequate testing to ensure the software’s behaviours are well within user expectation.

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24. Researchers who do not have adequate training to verify computer algorithms, source code, and perform software testing should not use GenAI to generate computer code for research. They should collaborate with other researchers who have those skills, such that the research team can take responsibility for the resulting software and analysis results.

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27. In most academic disciplines, interpretation of data in a research study can be regarded as a core element of intellectual and original contribution of scientific research. The researcher is ultimately accountable for all the claims made in the study. Therefore, in general the use of GenAI in generating content, including text and figures that can be seen as interpretation of research finding is not allowed. If the use of the GenAI tool is unavoidable, it should be limited in scope and duly acknowledged and reported. E. Use of GenAI tools for research output / publication

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28. All statements and claims made in a research publication, including a research thesis for degree conferral, are attributed to the named author(s), all of whom are regarded as having endorsed the statements and claims made in the publication. It is critical that all authors take responsibility for the text, figures, tables, modelling, or art forms that are presented in any research output, including publication in journal articles, book chapters, books, conference presentations, exhibitions, or any other dissemination methods. The norms of different academic disciplines may involve different uses of GenAI tools in preparing research publications. However, in all disciplines, the direct us

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e or reproduction of GenAI generated text runs the risk of plagiarism if due acknowledgement is not given to the human author of the original text. In addition to citing the human author of published work, the specific use of the GenAI system in the research process must be duly documented and acknowledged.

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29. Use of GenAI tools to support language editing and to translate or improve the quality of text written by the author is generally acceptable. However, GenAI generated texts should be reviewed and edited before being incorporated into the thesis/published work. Importantly it is worth noting that direct or extensive use of GenAI tools in the thesis writing process without significant human input is not allowed and may undermine the publishability of the thesis. The author is responsible for verifying the accuracy of the edited or translated text and for eliminating any AI-generated biases. Acknowledgement of this GenAI use should be done in accordance with the editorial policy of specific

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journals or publishers.

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30. Use of GenAI tools to support image enhancement of figures that contain primary data is only acceptable if such modifications do not alter the interpretation of the data. 31. No AI-generated images and other data should be mis-represented as experimental data. F. Use of GenAI tools for peer reviewing research papers or funding applications

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32. The use of cloud-based commercial AI platforms has the potential to inadvertently disclose the content of papers or funding applications under review, thus violating the integrity and confidentiality of the established double-blind peer review process. Therefore, the use of GenAI in peer review of research output and funding applications is not acceptable.

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35. Students and assistants should seek approval from their supervisors on plans to use GenAI tools in the research process, and the usage should be well documented. Research students should also declare their use of GenAI tools and specify their usage at the time of thesis submission for examination.

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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen

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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen

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GitHub Copilot Pro is available to all HKU staff and students at no additional charge through GitHub Education benefits.

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Staff and students who require advanced GPU resources for conducting AI/ML related research

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ITS provides the university-wide HKU GenAI web application and HKU ITS API Developer Portal for HKU staff and students to access generative AI resources for their teaching and learning, work, and research tasks.

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Prerequisites for using Microsoft Copilot require Microsoft 365 Office Apps (that requires A3/A5 license) to be installed.

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I am pleased to announce that the Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at The University of Hong Kong have been formally approved by the Senate and are now in effect.

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HKU is committed to fostering responsible GenAI practices and promoting best practices in the adoption of GenAI among researchers, students, supervisors and other staff in the research community. The Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at The University of Hong Kong was approved by the Senate on September 23, 2025.

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