AI Policy

The Art of Tech Leadership course recognizes the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance learners’ learning and creativity. Participants are welcome to use AI tools to assist with their assignments when appropriate, ensuring that they do so in an ethical and responsible manner. Some assignments may even integrate AI tools. This means that you must: 

1. Use AI tools only when appropriate for your level of learning and understanding. AI tools should not be used to replace your own thinking or analysis, or to avoid engaging with the course content. 

2. Explain and provide evidence of how you used the AI tool and how it contributed to your assignment. Explain what you learned from the AI tool, how you verified its accuracy and reliability, how you integrated its output with your own work, and how you acknowledged its limitations and biases. 

  • When working in groups, discuss the use of AI tools with your group members and come to a main consensus for how you plan to use them and how you will explain and provide evidence of how the AI tool contributed to your assignment.  

3. Cite any AI tools you use properly. For example, APA references require you to include the name of the AI tool, the date of access, the URL of the interface, and the specific prompt or query you used to generate the output. For example: 

4. Take full responsibility for any mistakes or errors made by the AI tool. Always fact check and edit the output before submitting your work. 

You must use AI tools in an ethical and responsible manner. Copying or paraphrasing the output without citation or evidence, using the output as your own work without verification, or using the output to misrepresent your knowledge or skills, is considered a form of academic dishonesty and will result in a zero grade for the assignment and possible disciplinary action. If you have any questions about what con