Institutional policies and ethical guidelines around the use of AI
- Use AI ethically and in accordance with applicable laws and UCalgary’s Information Asset Management Policy, Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources and Information Policy, Research Integrity Policy, Student Academic Misconduct Policy and Student Non-Academic Misconduct Policy.
- Use the UCalgary approved secure version of Microsoft Copilot Chat as it offers better security, privacy and protection of data, and complies with UCalgary’s policies and standards.
- Obtain consent directly from individuals prior to inputting or disclosing their personal information into an AI tool. For questions, please contact foip@ucalgary.ca.
- Ensure that the rights of creators are respected and that you have the appropriate written permission to input or disclose materials protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights into an AI tool. For questions, please contact copyright@ucalgary.ca.
- Do not use an AI tool to make decisions that will have a serious impact on the rights of an individual, or that could have serious consequences for an individual’s life, education, career, dignity or autonomy.
- Be transparent and make sure to disclose when you use an AI tool to generate information, reports, summaries, images, etc.
Other Resources
- Big Data, Machine Learning and AI (Aerospace)
- Centre for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Literacy and Integrity (CAIELI)
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP)
- Generative AI for Teaching & Learning
- Taylor Institute for Teaching & Learning Resource Library
- UCalgary Library AI Research Guides
Policies and Standards
- Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources and Information Policy
- Acceptable Use of Material Protected by Copyright Policy
- Code of Conduct
- Information Asset Management Policy
- Information Security Classification Standard
- Intellectual Property Policy
- Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Technology
- Privacy Policy
- Research Integrity Policy
- Storage of Business Information Assets Standard
- Student Academic Misconduct Policy