Ethical use of AI

Academic integrity

All work, either presented for assessment at the University of Leeds or representing the results of research, must comply with University of Leeds principles and regulations of research integrity.

Declaration of AI use

All material that is wholly or partially generated, modified or proof-read using an AI tool should be declared clearly in the document in which it occurs, whether the document is for internal or external use.

At the moment there is no standard method. However, some have included the:

• user’s name
• date the AI tool was used
• name and version of the AI software
• publisher of the AI software
• whether the output has been validated.

You may wish to consult the guidelines for students on acknowledging use of Generative AI.

Recording prompt texts

Prompt texts determine how the Gen AI tool creates its response. Different prompts produce different results. If the prompt texts are recorded and shared, then others are able to understand more about the process of generating the response. This is similar to a researcher explaining their methodology clearly.

So including the prompt text used in any record of work where AI has been used is not compulsory, but will aid transparency, integrity and open research practices.