You should seek clarification from the Lecturer-in-Charge (LIC) of your unit to see if it is permissible to use AI in your assessments. Examples of GenAI include ChatGPT and Bing Chat.
According to the University's Student Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy (8.1.c) unauthorised or undisclosed use of artificial intelligence is a form of academic misconduct.
If you refer to content produced by GenAI tools, you must acknowledge it properly.
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Examples:
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (May 16 2024 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Microsoft. (2024). Copilot (May 2024 release) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
When prompted with "Name one advantage of using solar heating?" ChatGPT responded that it "reduces the consumption of fossil fuels" (OpenAI, 2023).
The author prompted ChatGPT on "How can AI improve emergency response times?" and the response was "by making the process more efficient and effective." (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).