University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill AI Policy

Follow specific AI guidelines in the syllabus.

If you are unsure, check with your instructor. In cases of alleged academic

misconduct, Student Conduct would reference guidance in your syllabus.

The use of AI must be open and documented.

You should declare, explain, and cite any use of AI in the creation of your work

using applicable standards (e.g. APA, MLA, course guidelines). Understand

that you are ultimately 100% responsible for your final product.

Specify AI policies for your course. Consider tailoring university or departmental guidelines to your specific course. Any guidelines or limits you specify for student submissions supersede the university guidelines.

Cheating: Any unauthorized conduct that actually or potentially compromises the integrity of the academic grading process, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Using unauthorized materials or methods in completing any academic work (e.g., using notes, books, artificial intelligence, crib sheets, electronic devices, or other materials when prohibited);

The use of AI should be open and documented. It is essential to be transparent and document the use of AI in your work. Inform your students about the use of AI in generating course assignments, exam questions, and other relevant materials.

AI should help you think, notthink for you.

You may be able to use these tools to brainstorm ideas, research topics, and

analyze problems, but you must decide what’s appropriate and accurate.

Engage responsibly with AI.

You must evaluate AI-generated outputs for potential biases, limitations,

inaccuracies, false output, and ethical implications.

Will you encourage or discourage students use of AI for non-graded activities like study groups, summarizing assigned reading, or analyzing data?

Studying or reviewing course-related material

Writing or debugging code

Partial Generative AI Use (Idea Generation and Research Exploration): AI tools can assist with generating content or solving problems for specific parts of the assignment, but the student must refine and modify the AI-generated content and use proper citations.

For example, AI might draft a section of a literature review or suggest code for a programming problem that the student then edits and improves.

Cheating: Any unauthorized conduct that actually or potentially compromises the integrity of the academic grading process, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Using unauthorized materials or methods in completing any academic work (e.g., using notes, books, artificial intelligence, crib sheets, electronic devices, or other materials when prohibited);

Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the content and methodology of their published and disseminated work.

Uploading information (e.g., research data, grant proposals, unpublished manuscripts, or analytical results) to a public AI tool is equivalent to releasing it publicly; thus, before any information from you or another individual is uploaded to a public AI tool, appropriate steps must be taken to ensure that the disclosure of that information is consistent with all rules and laws related to the handling of private information.

Uploading information (e.g., research data, grant proposals, unpublished manuscripts, or analytical results) to a public AI tool is equivalent to releasing it publicly; thus, before any information from you or another individual is uploaded to a public AI tool, appropriate steps must be taken to ensure that the disclosure of that information is consistent with all rules and laws related to the handling of private information.

The output may also be inaccurate or entirely fabricated, even if it appears reliable or factual.

The operations that produce AI output are often unknown to its end-users. As a result, these tools may generate content that is not amenable to verification via validating primary sources.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill policy is that its research be carried out with the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior. To that end, everyone involved in conducting research under the auspices of the University is responsible for ensuring that they use best practices in proposing, performing, and reviewing research, as well as in reporting research results.

Lead Principal Investigators and other key personnel involved in the preparation of grant applications submitted through the University’s Research Administration Management System & eSubmission (RAMSeS) certify the submissions before the grants are sent to sponsors.

I can ensure that proper citation practices have been followed in this submission; and

The information that is proposed in this application represents original work by the investigators named in the application.

Norms and requirements surrounding the citation of AI-generated output, as well as disclosure of the use of AI technologies, are complex, rapidly evolving, and oftentimes unclear.

The use of AI must be open and documented.

You should declare, explain, and cite any use of AI in the creation of your work

using applicable standards (e.g. APA, MLA, course guidelines).

The use of AI should be open and documented. It is essential to be transparent and document the use of AI in your work. Inform your students about the use of AI in generating course assignments, exam questions, and other relevant materials.

Transparency and Documentation: You should disclose when you use generative AI for tasks that can impact decisions or have ethical or legal implications.

Cheating: Any unauthorized conduct that actually or potentially compromises the integrity of the academic grading process, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Using unauthorized materials or methods in completing any academic work (e.g., using notes, books, artificial intelligence, crib sheets, electronic devices, or other materials when prohibited);

Unauthorized Assistance/Unauthorized Collaboration: Providing or receiving unauthorized assistance from another person in connection with academic work of any type.

Plagiarism Detection: Exercise caution while utilizing AI plagiarism detection tools, as their accuracy is not guaranteed and there may be instances where they fail to detect plagiarism. Additionally, be aware that individuals could potentially exploit AI technologies to circumvent detection software. Vigilance and mindful use of these tools is recommended.

Balance quality and timeliness for grading purposes: Take into consideration whether AI is suitable for grading an assignment. If it is deemed appropriate, make sure to verify that the output generated by the AI accurately reflects the actual accomplishments or feedback you would otherwise provide to students.

You are 100% responsible for your teaching materials. You are responsible for any mistakes made by AI if you choose to incorporate its output into your lectures or other course content.

Avoid entering confidential or personal data into AI tools. Putting confidential or personal data (e.g., your students’ One Card details,) into these tools exposes you and others to the loss of important information. Therefore, do not do so.

Communications: You may use generative AI when drafting audio, visual, or written communications. However, you must critically review content for tone, accuracy, and inclusivity to prevent potential misinformation, misinterpretations, and/or violations of intellectual property under the UNC-Chapel Hill Copyright Policy.

Please note that generative AI should not be used to hire, evaluate, or discipline employees.

Do not enter sensitive information (as defined by the UNC-Chapel Hill Information Classification Standard) into generative AI tools unless the University’s Information Security Office (ISO) has conducted a risk assessment of the generative AI tool and the University’s Data Governance Oversight Group (DGOG) has approved the tool to handle sensitive information.

Do not put personal or

confidential data into these tools.

Microsoft Copilot Chat (with Data Protection), formerly called Bing Chat Enterprise, is an institutionally-scoped generative AI chat tool available to all students, faculty and staff.

Do not use AI tools for protected health information (PHI), or data subject to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), or Tier 3 data.

While Copilot with Data Protection has the appropriate safeguards for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data, do check to make sure any external obligation, data management plans, or system security plans allow for the use of this tool.

This standard defines four tiers of information:

* Tier 0: Public Information

* Tier 1: Business Information

* Tier 2: Confidential Information, and

* Tier 3: Restricted Information.

Tier 2 and Tier 3 information is "sensitive information" as it relates to University policies, standards, and procedures.

As the nation’s first public university, UNC-Chapel Hill is committed to AI whose invention, use and governance is in service of the public good.

The AI at Carolina website is a central platform for sharing knowledge, engaging in community, driving innovation, and fostering ethical AI practices.

To address these and other emerging concerns, the Provost and Deans established the UNC Generative AI Committee, with representatives from every academic unit.

Through the Office of the Provost, the AI Acceleration Program aims to encourage and enable Generative AI prototyping and application across campus in instruction, research and University operations.