WGSS AI Policy
WGSS AI Policy
Acceptable AI use is determined by the instructor. The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department (WGSS) requires that permission be granted by your instructor prior to any use of AI. If permission is granted, all AI use must be fully disclosed (see disclosure policy below). Failure to follow this policy may result in academic discipline according to the university’s rules and regulations and may be referred to the Honor and Ethics Council.
AI Disclosure Statement (Source: Tufts University)
If your instructor grants permission to use AI beyond basic spelling and grammar checks, it must be acknowledged at the end of your assignment.
- What tool you used (e.g. “ChatGPT”, “Claude”)
- How you used it (e.g. “Asked for feedback on my thesis statement,” “Used it to brainstorm 5 possible topics before selecting one”)
- What you did with the output (e.g. “Considered its suggestions but developed my own outline,” “Used one suggestion to revise my introduction”)
Never include AI-generated text verbatim without quotation marks and citation.
What are AI Tools? (Source: WFU Spanish Department)
AI tools mean something different to everyone. The following are grouped by categories and a few examples are listed for each category. Please note that countless AI tools exist, and the omission of a specific tool doesn’t mean its use is permitted.
| Type | What they do | Example tools |
| Chatbots | Generates written responses, answers questions & checks work | ChatGPT (and GPT-4), Google Bard, Bing AI, Jasper AI, Gemini, Claude |
| AI Writing Assistants | Edits, rephrases, and rewrites text to improve writing | Grammarly, Quillbot, Hemingway Editor |
| Applications | Answers questions & completes numerous “homework help” tasks | Coursehero, Photomath, Wolfram, Alpha, Socratic |
| Voice Assistants | Takes voice commands to provide answers to questions & operate portions of devices | Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana |