Now you’re allowed to use GAI in your exams
Starting this semester, you’ll be allowed to use generative AI (GAI) tools in the majority of your exams at AU. But there will be some exams where GAI is not allowed. And you need to understand the restrictions and limits on how you use GAI in your exams.
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Generative AI tools are here to stay, and you need to learn how to use these tools critically and constructively during your academic career to prepare for the labour market of the future. This is the idea behind the new rules on GAI and exams: students are allowed to use GAI in the majority of exams at AU starting this semester.
The new rules mean that as a general rule, you are allowed to use GAI in your exams, unless the academic regulations or course description explicitly state otherwise. So it’s really important to make sure to check what rules apply for your specific exams.
All course descriptions will be revised to reflect the new guidelines by the end of week 35 (30 August) at the latest.
Rules for using GAI in exams
If you use GAI in your exam, you need to follow the following rules. Otherwise, your use of GAI will be considered cheating.
- The university’s rules about academic cheating and plagiarism also apply to papers and assignments where students use GAI.
- If you use GAI-generated content (text, images etc.) in your paper, you must reference it as you would any other source.
- If you use GAI in connection with your exam paper, you must fill out a GAI declaration and submit it with your exam. In the declaration, you must credit your use of GAI and explain how you used it. Download the declaration form. You won’t be graded on the declaration and your reflections on your use of GAI unless you write about your use of GAI in your paper in the methodology section.
- You will not be required to submit a declaration if you use GAI during on-site exams for which using GAI is permitted.
Read the rules on using GAI in exams in full at studerende.au.dk/en/gai.
Use GAI responsibly and critically
When you use GAI tools, it’s important that you use them critically, constructively and responsibly so that they support your learning process and academic work instead of replacing it.
You’ll find lots of useful tips and advice on using GAI constructively on AU Studypedia.
And remember: never upload confidential or sensitive personal information to GAI tools.
Access to Microsoft Copilot
All AU students have access to the basic version of Microsoft Copilot, which corresponds to the free versin of ChatGPT. You can use your AU login credentials to access Copilot either in the Microsoft Edge browser or at copilot.microsoft.com.
The advantage of Copilot is data security; the data you enter is not saved or used to train the underlying large language model. However, you still shouldn’t put any confidential or sensitive personal data in Copilot.