Generative artificial intelligence for academic research: evidence from guidance issued for researchers by higher education institutions in the United States

AI and Ethics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 6, 2025

Abstract The recent development and use of generative AI (GenAI) has signaled a significant shift in research activities such as brainstorming, proposal writing, dissemination, even reviewing. This raised questions about how to balance the seemingly productive uses GenAI with ethical concerns authorship copyright issues, biased training data, lack transparency, impact on user privacy. To address these concerns, many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have released institutional guidance for researchers. better understand that is being provided we report findings from thematic analysis guidelines thirty HEIs United States are classified R1 or “very high activity.” We found researchers: (1) asks them refer external sources information funding agencies publishers keep updated resources education; (2) learn specific attributes shape predictive modeling, knowledge cutoff date, data provenance, model limitations, educate themselves authorship, attribution, privacy, intellectual property issues; (3) includes instructions acknowledge disclose GenAI, communicate effectively their use, alerts researchers long term implications over reliance legal consequences, risks institutions use. Overall, places onus compliance individual making accountable any lapses, thereby increasing responsibility.

Language: Английский

Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Causal Research in Epidemiology

Current Epidemiology Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: March 24, 2025

Language: Английский