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AI Tools for Ethical Learning

How can we use AI tools ethically and responsibly as students and learners?

Use Responsibly

What specific tasks can AI help us with if we use it ethically?

Here's what our students said as analyzed by Gemini:

A single, intricate key with various designs etched into its surface  KEY THEMES

  • Writing and Editing: AI can help with proofreading, rewording, and structuring writing.
  • Learning and Understanding: AI can explain complex topics, summarize information, and create study plans.
  • Organization and Planning: AI can assist with tasks like time management, outlining, and meal planning.
  • Research and Analysis: AI can help with research, finding information, and data entry.

SPECIFIC TASKS

  • Writing: Proofreading, rewording, and structuring writing.
  • Learning: Explaining complex topics, summarizing information, and creating study plans.
  • Organization: Time management, outlining, and meal planning.
  • Research: Finding information, data entry, and creating bibliographies in MLA format.
  • Problem-solving: Breaking down complex topics into simpler terms and understanding math problems.

What would you add to our brainstorm?

Fig. 4. A single, intricate key with various designs etched into its surface, symbolizing multiple themes or concepts. DALL-E 2, version 2024-09-17. OpenAI, 17 Sep. 2024, openai.com/index/dall-e-2/.

Be Careful

brain with computer network elements in it Think Critically about AI Output

Every free generative AI tool includes a disclaimer that it makes mistakes. Plan and use knowing the information could be wrong or completely made up. There are multiple studies on response accuracy, but most are highly specific to a discipline or type of information need. See this sample search for example, which is limited to peer-reviewed journal articles found in our library collection.

Be Responsbile

quotation mark Cite AI

Knowing AI makes mistakes and might be wrong, if you decide to copy/paste AI responses into your work, you must cite it. How you cite it depends on the citation style you are using. If you are allowed to include AI-generated content depends on your instructor, so review the class syllabus and check with the instructor directly.