Generative Artificial Intelligence Taskforce (步态)

Provost’s decision on generative AI in syllabus and course information

Every course at 密歇根州立大学丹佛 should explicitly address the use of generative artificial intelligence in syllabus or other course information, 临时教务长玛丽·莫拉, Ph.D.8月宣布. 1.

Mora concurred with a recommendation from 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s 生成人工智能工作组, 一群教员, staff members and administrators who advise university leaders on how to best address challenges and opportunities presented by AI technology. The group developed a spectrum of suggested syllabus language that instructors can use or modify 根据需要.

Below is Mora’s letter to the 学术事务 Leadership Team explaining the decision, how employees can access resources related to generative AI and how to provide feedback or ask questions.

2023年7月31日

Dear 学术事务 Leadership Team: 

你们很多人都知道, colleges and universities across the world are grappling with how to address the new capabilities of generative AI.  密歇根州立大学丹佛 has been discussing the implications since 2月, with a variety of events and 讨论, as well as the formation of the 生成人工智能工作组 (步态).

In response to these events and 讨论, I am pleased to share GAIT’s insights and recommendations as 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s first stance regarding generative AI.  Please share these with your faculty.

第一个, it is clear that attempting to ban generative AI and similar tools will not be viable, and efforts to prevent students from accessing this tool using university networks, 或者类似的限制, 没有被追捕.  第二个, the generative AI detectors that have been made public during 2023 are not accurate enough to be used as the sole basis for accusations of academic misconduct.  We do not expect this to change, as both generative AI tools and the detectors evolve. 因此, careful discussion with the Office of the Dean of Students should be an integral part of any issue of academic misconduct issue in which generative AI is suspected. 

Third, I support the GAIT’s recommendation that every course at 密歇根州立大学丹佛 should explicitly address the use of generative AI in the syllabus or other course information.  像这样, this request will need attention from virtually every instructor and department at 密歇根州立大学丹佛. To make this as straightforward and flexible as possible, the GAIT has developed a spectrum of suggested syllabus language (located below) that instructors can use or modify, 根据需要.  

These efforts will likely cause faculty and departments to discuss generative AI in more detail, especially as we get closer to the start of the fall semester. I am requesting that the Deans work with Department Chairs to help facilitate the discussion and implementation for Fall 2023. Please note that the CTLD’s Ready website already has quite a few resources relating to generative AI. You are also welcome to reach out to the 生成人工智能工作组，直接或通过 Qualtrics形式 在 早起鸟作品.

真诚地,

玛丽·莫拉

玛丽T. •莫拉Ph值.D.

临时教务长 & Executive Vice President for 学术事务