4. Ethical criteria for the use of AI

4.2. Considerations for UOC students

To avoid committing this offence, you must cite text produced by others. This UOC web page (https://biblioteca.uoc.edu/en/contents/how-to-quote/index.html) gives examples of how texts can be cited depending on the source and citation style used.

Using the APA style guide, information obtained from a GAI source should be cited as follows:

Organization responsible for the AI tool. (Year of AI query). Tool name in italics (tool version) [additional description]. URL

For example:

If the prompt used was very long, it is recommended that the citations be listed in an appendix to the paper, with references.

Considerations for university students on the use of GAI in their work at the UOC:

• UOC students make a commitment to meet the university’s standards. The UOC calls on you to use GAI responsibly in line with your ethics, academic integrity and concern for your own reputation.
• Not all UOC courses allow the use of GAI, so you should ask teaching staff for permission to use these tools to complete part of your course assignments.
• All tasks done using GAI must be cited. In the absence of a citation, teaching staff may request additional information to verify authorship, or even set an alternative test or oral examination. If you do not do the test or cannot prove your authorship, this could be treated in the same way as plagiarism, which is serious misconduct, and you may fail the course.
• Students are ultimately responsible for the content they submit in the assessment activities. All information obtained using GAI tools must, therefore, be verified.
• When using generative artificial intelligence tools to obtain answers, it is important to remember that while these answers may appear consistent and well-formulated, they could contain errors or even fabricated information. This phenomenon, known as hallucinations, was previously discussed in the “AI hallucinations” section. As university students, it’s crucial to always apply critical thinking: cross-check the AI-generated answers with reliable sources to ensure accuracy.
• When using artificial intelligence tools, it is critical not to enter personal, confidential or intellectual property-protected information into your inquiries. This helps to protect your privacy and prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential or protected data. If the GAI tool has a setting allowing the outputs generated to be fed back into it, it should be disabled.
• When using GAI tools, it is critical not to enter personal, confidential or intellectual property-protected information into your inquiries. This way, you will protect your privacy and prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential or protected data.
• It is crucial to remember that GAI tools may have limited availability even in their paid versions. At any given time, the system could be inaccessible due to overload or it might impose restrictions on the number of queries you can process within a specific time frame. Therefore, when studying a subject, it is highly recommended to plan ahead for using these tools, thereby avoiding last-minute reliance on them.