... The five-point message instructs members of the Harvard community to “protect confidential data” — defined as all information that is not already public — and informs them that they are “responsible” for any content they produce that includes AI-generated material, as AI models can violate copyright laws and spread misinformation.
“Review your AI-generated content before publication,” the email urged.
While the administrators wrote that the guidelines are not new but instead “leverage existing University policies,” there is currently no policy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on AI’s impact on academic integrity.
In a recent faculty survey, almost half of surveyed FAS faculty believed AI would have a negative impact on higher education, while almost 57 percent said they did not have an explicit or written policy on AI usage in the classroom.
The use of AI platforms has already begun making its way into Harvard’s classrooms. ...
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