At Abertay, you are encouraged to explore Generative AI (GenAI) tools responsibly. Always check your assessment brief, as some modules may not allow their use. Your own ideas and voice must remain central to your work. AI can support your learning, but it cannot replace you.
AI is evolving quickly. New tools and features appear all the time, and universities (including Abertay) are updating guidance as things change. Always check back here for the latest advice, and don’t assume today’s guidance will stay the same throughout your degree.
Terminology note: On these pages, ‘AI’ usually refers to generative AI (GenAI): tools and features that can create text, images, code or other content. These include general AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot Chat, as well as some features built into search, writing and reading services. Other AI features may help find, rank or recommend information without generating an answer. To understand what different tools and features do, see What can AI tools and features do?
AI-generated answers and summaries are not academic sources for your assessment. If AI helps you explore an idea or identify reading, find, read and evaluate the relevant sources yourself, and cite those you use. If your assessment specifically asks you to analyse an AI output, the output may itself be the material you examine. Follow your assessment brief and see Referencing AI for guidance on when to reference it.
