Can you use ChatGPT or other AI tools?

As mentioned in the class, we are aware of them. I see them as helpers/tutors from which you can look for inspiration. However, these tools are not reliable and they tend to be overly confident about their answers, sometimes even incorrect. It is also very easy to come to rely on them and put yourself at risk of not actually learning anything and even committing academic dishonesty.

Other issues include:

• When it comes to uncertainty, you won’t know how to determine what is correct.
• If you need to modify or fine tune your answer, you won’t know what to do.
• You will not be able to learn the materials and thus will not be able to apply what you learn in situations where no external help is available, for example, during exams and interviews.

For introductory level courses and less sophisticated questions, it is likely that you’ll get an almost perfect answer from these tools. For complex assignments such as those in this course, you will likely not get a full answer. Bottomline is, if you ask these tools to give you an answer and you use the answer as yours, you are committing academic dishonesty by claiming work that is not done by you as yours.

If you decide to use AI tools to help with your assignments, state in your comments what tools you have used and how you used them. Also make sure you understand what they are telling you and write your answers with your own hands (do not just copy & paste). This does not mean you are immune to academic dishonesty but it will help the instructor to understand your situation and make an accurate decision.

Note that different instructors might have different policies regarding the use of these tools. Check with them before you proceed with assignments from other courses.