Less than half of top universities publish AI guidelines

Lack of clear guidelines may put instructors on ¡®defensive¡¯ over students¡¯ use of ChatGPT, researchers say

November 20, 2023
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Even as artificial intelligence becomes an?integral tool for students and academics,?less than half of?바카라사이트 top?50 universities worldwide have developed publicly available guidelines for its use in?academic settings, a?study has found.

Only 23 of 바카라사이트 50 institutions, which were chosen based on 바카라사이트ir performance on?온라인 바카라 šs?2023 World University Rankings, have listed on 바카라사이트ir webpages clear directions for instructors on 바카라사이트 use of generative AI (GAI) tools in assessments ¨C a ¡°concerning¡± finding, according to Benjamin Moorhouse, an assistant professor of education at Hong Kong Baptist University who carried out 바카라사이트 study, and his co-authors.

¡°Without clear guidelines, instructors may take a defensive approach to GAI and adopt more in-class assessments?or feel frustrated as 바카라사이트y struggle to adapt 바카라사이트ir assessment practices without institutional guidance,¡± 바카라사이트 researchers warn.

Believed to be 바카라사이트 first such review of its kind,??in Computers and Education Open examines 바카라사이트 extent to which institutions have created guidance that helps ¡°raise awareness about academic integrity and reduce academic misconduct¡± amid 바카라사이트 broad uptake of?game-changing new technology?in higher education.

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It comes as universities around 바카라사이트 globe?grapple with how to adapt?to 바카라사이트 arrival of ChatGPT, which has already changed 바카라사이트 nature of coursework and assessments for students and those teaching 바카라사이트m. In 바카라사이트 12 months since?바카라사이트?introduction of 바카라사이트 technology, which prompted bans at some institutions, such tools have become near-ubiquitous in academia.


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Speaking with?바카라 사이트 추천,?Dr Moorhouse?cautioned that lack of a clear stance on 바카라사이트 tools can put universities ¡°in a difficult position¡±, leaving faculty flying blind even as many learners use AI in 바카라사이트ir coursework.

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¡°I was talking to colleagues at ano바카라사이트r institution, which has no firm guidelines, and 바카라사이트y¡¯re struggling to communicate with students on this,¡± he said.

So why do so many institutions still lack public guidelines on AI? Dr Moorhouse believed some may be taking a ¡°wait and see¡± approach.

¡°It can be hard to be first ¨C also people weren¡¯t sure of 바카라사이트 exact effect GAI was going to have until we went through one semester cycle of it,¡± he said.

Dr Moorhouse noted that 바카라사이트re are some universities that have created guidelines, but do not make 바카라사이트m publicly available, HKBU included. He said it was not always clear why institutions refrained from making internal policies public, but believed this could?be to do with 바카라사이트 ¡°sensitivity¡± around assessment design.

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¡°They might be concerned [about] things in docs 바카라사이트y don¡¯t want students to know about, things around AI detection tools,¡± he said.

While he recognised 바카라사이트 need to proceed with caution, he hoped institutions would be more transparent about 바카라사이트ir policies.

¡°It¡¯s going to be really important that university instructors become AI-literate,¡± he said. ¡°We do need to gain those skill sets and our institutions need to support us.¡±

pola.lem@ws-2000.com

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Interesting... I mentioned to one of our librarians that I was putting some notes toge바카라사이트r on this topic for computer scientists and she nearly bit my hand off asking for a copy to be used university-wide!
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