DU AI Policy
WHAT IS DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY'S AI POLICY?
The short answer: we have not adopted a university wide policy.
The long answer: rather, the university differs to specific colleges, disciplines, and/or departments to drive their own policies in favor of matching the ever evolving scale and variety of tools with the value-driven and ethical learning outcomes created by our faculty.
What this means is students need transparency. Please communicate your own course expectations, beliefs--even values--of generative AI. What usage you may encourage? What usage is prohibited? What are the consequences? And why?
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
Our Academic Integrity Policy is still the standard bearer; a students' submitted work is presumed their own. Using LLMs or any other AI tool--without attributions or citations--is prohibited.
SYLLABI CONSIDERATIONS
While we do not have a specific syllabus policy of language, the following questions may help you in developing your own. Dr. Emily Bender shared them in her opening remarks in a Fall 2024 Congressional roundtable, “AI in the Workplace: New Crisis or Longstanding Challenge?”
- What is being automated?
- Who’s automating it and why?
- Who benefits from that automation?
- How well does the automation work in its use case that we’re considering?
- Who’s being harmed?
- Who has accountability for the functioning of the automated system?
- What existing regulations already apply to the activities where the automation is being used?
In short, how are using AI tools empowering students' humanity? How are using AI rejecting or limiting their humanity? Most importantly, we urge faculty to begin from a place of trust; in doing so, will only move campus dialogue and enrich our learning communities.
Should faculty like guidance around a specific AI tool and/or assessment, please reach out to our CTLE Director, Persis Driver.
