AI: Tips & Tools from Your Librarians: Guidance & Policies
Here you will find lists of useful guidance and policies from Virginia Tech and broader up to the national level and beyond.
Overall, make sure to use AI responsibly - record your use to disclose or cite later, think when using, and check what is allowed for your projects!
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Considering Generative AI and ChatGPT at Virginia Tech (Aug 2024): from TLOS, offers resources and recommendations for faculty, staff and students, includes guidance for courses and Honor code considerations
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Using Generative AI During Research Activities (Feb 2024): guidance from ORI discussing ethics and responsibilities for researchers, also has a comprehensive list of resources and relevant Virginia Tech policies
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PDN AI Sessions: for faculty and graduate students, offered by TLOS, covers many applications of of AI in the classroom and beyond
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Generative AI Learning Community: for faculty - sign up for occasional emails including conversations about AI at Virginia Tech, upcoming events and more
Be sure to check TLOS too for more AI updates: https://tlos.vt.edu
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Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (Jan 2024): $600,000 proposed to pilot AI in state agencies, read the full text of Executive Order 30 here
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AI Education Guidelines: outlines guiding principles for use, suggests strategies for classrooms, and defines roles and responsibilities
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AI Policy and Information Technology Standards: includes technology/IT considerations such as for web systems plus outlines ethical and transparent use
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Designing for Education with Artificial Intelligence: An Essential Guide for Developers (2024): report by the US Department of Education, supports those designing AI systems to ensure their applicability to the academic market
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Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Oct 2023): White House response covering use, innovation, American workers, privacy/risks, and much more
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Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (Feb 2024): US Patent and Trademark Office's response to AI for inventions, applies to patents filled before, on or after February 13, 2024 (public comments accepted through May 13th)
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AI-related Resources & Guidance from USPTO: includes example AI-assisted inventions plus petition decisions related to AI
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning (May 2023): from the Department of Education, covers advantages and risks to AI in education and recommends human-in-the-loop, not replacing teachers
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Use of AI in the NSF Merit Review Process (Dec 2023): NSF currently does not allow uploading of proposal information to a GenAI tool (confidentiality issue), but proposers need to indicate use (if used) in proposal development