Ethical and Responsible Use

  • Responsibility: Researchers are accountable for the integrity, quality, truthfulness, and accuracy of their output. 
  • Attend to Equity and Diversity: Researchers recognize that AI outputs are subject to bias, inequities, the generation of misleading information (e.g. literature references that do not exist), and other potential inaccuracies.
  • Protect Data: Researchers recognize that data input into AI data processers may be accessed by others resulting in privacy  breaches and/or disclosure of confidential information.

Literacy

  • Familiarize Yourself: Researchers should familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of AI, including its benefits, limitations, and potential applications, as well as its social, cultural, and ethical implications.

Change and Innovation

  • Consider Security: Researchers consider the security of AI tools to prevent the leakage, accidental or otherwise, of confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information.tion.
  • Content Submission: Researchers avoid submitting content that is not their own into any AI tool that uses inputs for training purposes or to improve performance. When using AI tools, researchers are responsible for the content they submit and complying with all applicable laws, research ethics, and regulations.
  • Transparency: Researchers should be transparent about their use of AI throughout the research lifecycle.

Managing Tool Use

  • Responsive: Each unit at USask should adapt these guidelines to provide discipline-specific guidance for researchers, staff, and students, as needed.
  • Engage: Researchers should actively engage in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the use of AI in RSAW.

Additional AI Resources

USask researchers are encouraged to consult the AI support materials and seek appropriate guidance to ensure their use of AI aligns with current institutional principles and guidelines.