George Brown, UMontréal publish institutional AI guidelines

George Brown College and the Université de Montréal have each recently shared statements and guidelines for the usage of AI. George Brown’s position statement outlines eight guiding principles for the use of AI, which are intended to support the effective, ethical, and responsible use of AI at the college. These principles include transparency, compliance with privacy laws and regulation, and ensuring faculty discretion on its use. UMontréal released guidelines for graduate students and supervisors that specifically apply to the use of AI in graduate-level programming. These guidelines indicate that generative AI must always be used transparently, with explicit approval, and with a thorough understanding of the tool’s limitations and biases. They further note the importance of maintaining data confidentiality and understanding how the use of generative AI affects intellectual property.