Bernard Forgues ☮︎May 28
Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEA

In case of interest, the #OpenUniversity #GraduateSchool has just published its guidance on the use of #GenAI in #DoctoralWriting:

https://www5.open.ac.uk/students/research/ou/services/position-statement-and-guidance-generative-ai-and-doctoral-education

Informed comments are welcome as this document has been conceived as a 'living document' responsive to change in an evolving tech landscape.

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Authors: Julia Molinari (Graduate School); Daniel Gooch (Computing); Nicoleta Tipi (FBL) Critical readers: Inma Alvarez (WELS) Approved by: Clare Warren (Director of the Graduate School); Michel Wermelinger Updated: Wednesday, 21 May 2025. Version 2.0. Key messages

May 28 at 7:29amWeb
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@Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEA
Since postdoctoral research is supposed to be original, it is difficult to understand why use of ai is accepted as "unavoidable".
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@citc because AI is embedded by default in licensed apps & there is no way of regulating individual use. Our position, if you read closely, is one of intellectual oversight at all stages of Doctoral research. Also, originality can be assessed in *how* methods are used, not just which. Our position is also that ai is a methodological choice that needs to be justified and declared. It is not possible to ban ai use at an individual or institutional level. Only pan-national agreements can do that.