Research Guides: AI Use in Academic Research: Guide for Student Use

How and When to Use GenAI

From the SMC Academic Honor Code, examples of violations in papers include:

“Submitting work prepared by someone else as one’s own … receiving unauthorized assistance in preparing papers, whether from classmates, peers, family members, or other members of this or any other community, including online or paid assistance.”

ChatGPT is “someone else”; if unauthorized, ChatGPT is “unauthorized assistance.”

from McGill University

[https://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/ai/literacy]

Permission

Are you allowed to use AI tools as part of your research?
Students - this may be stated in your syllabus, if not, consult your professor first.
Researchers - this may be stated on a journal website, if not, consult the editor.

[source: https://www.aiforeducation.io/ai-resources/student-guide-ai-use]

Using Generative AI Appropriately | Univ of N. Carolina

Impact on Future Careers

An SMC student recently asked:

“If AI will take over most people’s jobs and if so how will I be able to make money and survive?”

Here are some potentially helpful resources:

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
How AI is changing the future of work: a conversation with expert academics.
Book: The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar. This book examines the potential and risks of artificial intelligence in transforming society. It offers insights into the ethical implications and calls for responsible AI development. (hard copy or e-book available in the library.)