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Using Generative AI Tools in Academic Work: Using AI responsibly

This guide is aimed at students who wish to know how generative AI tools may be used to help with academic work. It currently covers using AI to help with literature searching and summarising. It also covers how to use AI ethically and responsibly.

Given the ethical implications of the ways generative AI is designed and how it functions, many people (members of Library Services included, due to their professional ethics) believe it is not possible to use generative AI tools in an ethical way. However, if you do choose to use them, you can strive to use AI tools as responsibly and ethically as possible by:

  • Being transparent about your use of AI tools
  • Verifying the accuracy of AI-generated results
  • Being respectful of data privacy and intellectual property
  • Being aware of the potential for bias in AI outputs, and
  • Familiarising yourself with their institution’s academic integrity and research ethics guidelines

Next steps

Your next step is to learn what ethical implications there are around using AI tools and consider what this means to you.Next page arrow

  1. Using AI tools to support your work
  2. Literature searching with AI
  3. Summarising research with AI
  4. Using AI responsibly
  5. Using AI ethically
  6. Suggested resources
  7. QMU rules and regulations around the use of generative AI