Can AI be used in studies? Familiarise yourself with the updated guidelines

What should students know?

• AI is a support tool for learning; it does not replace your own thinking, practice or competence. Content produced by AI must not be presented as your own.
• Follow the teacher’s instructions: the teacher defines what kind of AI use is permitted on a course. If you are unsure, ask the teacher.
• Act responsibly and ethically: consider data security, copyright, and possible errors in AI-generated content.
• Develop your AI literacy, as AI is already part of current and future working-life skills.

What is changing?

• We are introducing the so-called traffic light model, which helps to clarify what kind of AI use is permitted on a course. Teachers can also add the traffic light model to Moodle.
• The guidelines state that if a student has a recommendation for individual study arrangements that includes the use of technical aids for writing, it is recommended that the student is allowed to use generative AI as an aid.
• The guidelines have been updated to include, as a background document, instructions on the use of generative AI in research.

Read the guidelines on the student pages of the oulu.fi service.