Teaching & Learning
- Students are responsible for ensuring their work complies with the instructor’s stated requirements and the Institute’s academic integrity standards
- RPI’s generative AI policy treats student use of generative AI on coursework as governed by academic integrity expectations and course-specific rules, with instructors determining what is permitted for a given class
The use of Generative AI tools in coursework must comply with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy and any additional guidelines or restrictions set by the course instructor.
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the course instructor’s expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools and for ensuring that their work complies with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy.
- Instructors must state expectations, and students must follow those expectations
- RPI’s generative AI policy places AI use during exams and assessments under instructor-defined course rules and the academic integrity policy
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
The use of Generative AI tools in coursework must comply with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy and any additional guidelines or restrictions set by the course instructor.
- The Institute emphasizes responsible use and that students remain accountable for their learning and submitted work
- RPI provides general guidance that generative AI may be used as a learning aid when consistent with academic integrity and course expectations
Rensselaer recognizes the potential benefits of Generative AI tools in enhancing teaching, learning, research, and administrative processes.
Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the course instructor’s expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools and for ensuring that their work complies with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy.
- Students must follow instructor guidance and academic integrity requirements when using generative AI tools for programming tasks in coursework
- RPI does not set a single uniform rule specific to AI code generation for programming coursework; instead, it defers to course instructors to specify permitted use, subject to academic integrity
The use of Generative AI tools in coursework must comply with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy and any additional guidelines or restrictions set by the course instructor.
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
Research
- The policy does not define detailed, publication-specific rules for drafting manuscripts, but links AI use to compliance obligations (including research integrity expectations)
- RPI’s generative AI policy allows use in research-related activities only when consistent with research integrity and any applicable oversight requirements; it emphasizes responsible use and adherence to existing policies
Rensselaer recognizes the potential benefits of Generative AI tools in enhancing teaching, learning, research, and administrative processes.
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
- RPI ties the use of generative AI in research (including handling research data) to compliance with institutional information classification and cybersecurity requirements
- The Institute’s AI-related security guidance warns against entering sensitive or restricted institutional data into public AI tools, which would apply when research data falls into those categories
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
- The provided sources do not define AI-specific requirements for IRB submissions or grant applications, but establish that AI use must remain consistent with these governing policies
- RPI’s policy framework requires generative AI use to align with existing research oversight and integrity policies, including research misconduct standards and (where applicable) IRB oversight
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
Academic Integrity
- The provided sources do not specify a single institute-wide AI citation format, but explicitly require adherence to instructor guidelines and academic integrity standards
- RPI requires that expectations for generative AI use (including any disclosure/citation expectations) be defined by the course instructor, and students must follow those requirements while also complying with academic integrity policy
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the course instructor’s expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools and for ensuring that their work complies with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy.
- RPI enforces AI-related misconduct through its existing academic integrity processes, with AI use required to comply with the academic integrity policy and instructor restrictions
- The provided sources do not define a specific AI detection tool requirement in the cited pages, but establish that violations are handled under academic integrity enforcement mechanisms
The use of Generative AI tools in coursework must comply with the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy and any additional guidelines or restrictions set by the course instructor.
Institutional & Administrative
- RPI permits faculty and staff use of generative AI tools for institutional purposes when consistent with existing institute policies, including cybersecurity and information classification
- Instructors also have an explicit responsibility to communicate course expectations for student AI use, indicating a faculty role in setting and administering AI rules in teaching contexts
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
- The institutional position is that use of AI tools must follow RPI’s information classification rules and related security requirements for institutional data
- RPI requires that generative AI use comply with institutional cybersecurity and information classification policies, and provides IT security guidance on data classification considerations for using ChatGPT and AI tools
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
- The provided sources do not define a broader AI governance body, committee, or roadmap beyond these policy alignment and responsibility statements
- RPI has a university-level generative AI policy that sets an overarching requirement: AI use must align with existing institute policies (academic integrity, cybersecurity, information classification) and assigns instructors responsibility for communicating course expectations
Rensselaer recognizes the potential benefits of Generative AI tools in enhancing teaching, learning, research, and administrative processes.
The use of Generative AI tools at Rensselaer must be consistent with existing Institute policies, including but not limited to the Rensselaer Academic Integrity Policy, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Policy, and the Rensselaer Information Classification Policy.
Course instructors are responsible for clearly communicating their expectations regarding the use of Generative AI tools in their courses, including whether and how such tools may be used for assignments, projects, and other coursework.
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RPI requires that expectations for generative AI use (including any disclosure/citation expectations) be defined by the course instructor, and students must follow those requirements while also complying with academic integrity policy. The provided sources do not specify a single institute-wide AI citation format, but explicitly require adherence to instructor guidelines and academic integrity standards.
RPI enforces AI-related misconduct through its existing academic integrity processes, with AI use required to comply with the academic integrity policy and instructor restrictions. The provided sources do not define a specific AI detection tool requirement in the cited pages, but establish that violations are handled under academic integrity enforcement mechanisms.
RPI requires that generative AI use comply with institutional cybersecurity and information classification policies, and provides IT security guidance on data classification considerations for using ChatGPT and AI tools. The institutional position is that use of AI tools must follow RPI’s information classification rules and related security requirements for institutional data.