Biological Sciences Scholars

Resources for the Biological Science Honors Students

ChatGPT

 

"He told Judge Castel on Thursday that he had believed ChatGPT had greater reach than standard databases. “I heard about this new site, which I falsely assumed was, like, a super search engine,” Mr. Schwartz said." (Weiser and Schweber, 2023)

Brodkin, Jon. 2023. “Lawyers Have Real Bad Day in Court after Citing Fake Cases Made up by ChatGPT.” Ars Technica. June 23, 2023. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/lawyers-have-real-bad-day-in-court-after-citing-fake-cases-made-up-by-chatgpt/.

Weiser, Benjamin, and Nate Schweber. 2023. “The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself.” The New York Times, June 8, 2023, sec. New York. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregion/lawyer-chatgpt-sanctions.html.

Can we use AI?

Academic Misconduct

The Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) defines academic misconduct and its consequences.  Whether you're allowed to use AI will depend on the tools you use and the guidance provided in your syllabus.  Always check your syllabus for information on AI and for icons like these:

If you're not sure, ask your professor!  Some more info and OSU polices are below:

Security and Privacy

The University also has policies and guidelines related to protecting our privacy and security when using AI.  As a rule, you should not enter institutional data into any generative AI tools, including ChatGPT.  More guidance from the University is below.