- AI as a Complement, Not Substitute
Key Point
Use AI as a tool to support and expand your ideas — never let it replace your own critical thinking and judgment.
Examples
Course Instructors
✅ Use AI to draft exam or quiz questions, then adapt them to match your learning outcomes.
✅ Generate summaries of complex topics and then expand with your expertise.
❌ Don’t rely on AI-generated questions without reviewing them for accuracy and fit with the course syllabus.
❌ Don’t use AI to create full lesson plans or assessments without your own input and oversight.
Students
✅ Use AI to generate possible essay topics or outlines, then develop your own arguments.
✅ Use AI to simplify a complex reading but write your own notes and summaries.
❌ Don’t copy AI answers directly into assignments, essays, or exams.
❌ Don’t let AI do your entire research or reading for you — engage with the source material.
Researchers
✅ Use AI to scan large volumes of literature to identify key studies, then read them yourself.
✅ Draft sections or code snippets with AI support, then verify and develop them further using your own critical thinking.
❌ Don’t submit AI-generated drafts or analyses without your own evaluation and edits.
❌ Don’t rely on AI summaries alone for systematic reviews or literature discussions.
Excerpt from the Official Guidelines
Every AI tool should be utilized with the aim of augmenting human learning and/or decision-making, serving as a supportive tool that enhances critical thinking and independent analysis rather than substituting them. It is imperative that users continue to engage deeply with the content and apply their own evaluative and critical appraisal skills, using AI as one of many resources to inform their decisions.
Last Updated on 27 August, 2025
