How you can use AI tools in your studies
The development of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, is already having a major impact on working life and society. The tools can also be useful and helpful for you as a student, but it is important that you use them in a permitted and safe way in your studies.
What can generative AI be used for in my studies?
AI tools can be a valuable resource in your studies. If used wisely and responsibly, the tools can be very helpful in understanding complex information and providing you with new skills.
For example, you can use the tools to:
- Get feedback on your writing, in both language and content.
- Summarise books and texts.
- Get new programming code or correct code that you wrote.
- Get new ideas.
- Get clarification of concepts.
- Get inspiration as an opponent.
The list is just a few examples of how you can use AI tools. If you are a beginner and want to know more, you can take part in UNESCO's quick start guide.
Quick Start Guide to ChatGPT (UNESCO)
External link.
What should I keep in mind when studying?
As a starting point, it is not allowed to use AI tools in examinations in your studies at Halmstad University, unless it is stated in the course description or in the examination instructions that it is a permitted aid.
In order for an assignment to be said to have been completed by you, you must do the work in an independent manner. It is therefore not allowed with plagiarism or letting someone else do your assignment. This applies to both other people and AI tools that carry out the task without you processing it to the point that it becomes your own independent work.
If you use AI tools in an examination where it is not allowed, it is contrary to Halmstad University's disciplinary rules and is seen as cheating.
In examinations where AI tools are allowed, you need to keep track of the rules regarding plagiarism. You should never include ideas or statements that are not your own without clearly stating which sources have been used. Keep in mind that AI tools only generate information and not the actual source.
If you are unsure of the rules for the use of AI in an assignment, you can ask for advice and guidance from the teacher who is the responsible examiner in the course or from your Programme Director.
More information about the University's rules and plagiarism can be found on the website Cheating and plagiarism here on the student web.
What is generative AI?
Generative AI is a technology in artificial intelligence where advanced models can generate authentic texts, images or other types of creative content based on entered information and patterns. Generative AI has as its primary purpose to generate and answer text-based questions in real time based on the understanding of user input. While a search engine searches through existing information on the web and returns relevant links or answers based on keywords and algorithms, here, instead, it independently generates new answers based on pre-programmed knowledge space and learning from previous examples.
Source: ChatGPT's own description of what generative AI is and how it differs from a search engine.
