Universities and academic work.
FOR TEACHING
The same principles as school education: preparation, resources, differentiation.
FOR RESEARCH
Literature summarising, from papers you obtained Drafting, with full verification Structuring arguments Analysing data you supply
THE CITATION PROBLEM
Fabricated references in academic work is misconduct.
Every citation must be retrieved and read.
FOR PEER REVIEW
Check the journal's policy. Many prohibit sending manuscripts to AI services, since that breaches confidentiality of unpublished work.
FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
Structuring and tightening, yes. Generated figures, outcomes or preliminary data, never.
FOR STUDENT SUPERVISION
Be clear what is permitted in the student's own work.
WHAT INSTITUTIONS ARE ESTABLISHING
Policies on AI in research outputs, authorship, and disclosure.
Most publishers now require disclosure of AI use in manuscripts.
WHAT TO CHECK
Your institution's policy, your funder's, and your publisher's.
