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Artificial Intelligence

Working With AI

Why Should You Care About Ethics?

From personal development to copyright to water usage, there are many reasons to think through your decision to use an AI product.

Questions to ask yourself before using AI:
  • Will it take longer to write a prompt than to just do the task?
  • Can I already do this on my own?
  • Will I still develop the skill I need if I use AI instead of doing it on my own?
  • Would this compromise my academic integrity? 

Be thoughtful when using AI and check out the information below to learn how AI experts think about ethics.

Further Reading:

How to Implement AI Ethics

 


What Is AI Ethics?

If AI said it, then it must be right. Right?

Unfortunately, the algorithms that power AI are only as free from bias and problems as the humans who made them are. 

Further Reading:

The Risks of Large Language Models (LLM)


Unraveling AI Bias: Principles & Practices

What is Prompt Engineering?

The short answer is, Prompt Engineering is how you talk to the AI you are working with. Different strategies will get you different results, so take a minute to read what you need to know and see what advice folks from IBM and WIRED have on getting what you need when working with AI. 

Further Reading:

4 Methods of Prompt Engineering

 


AI Expert Answers Prompt Engineering Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

How Can AI Help?

While not a replacement for research help from a librarian or library instruction, it may help you afterhours when the library is closed but your assignment is due in two hours. Keep in mind that AI will create false citations constructed from real researchers and publications. Anything you develop with help from AI will be your responsibility to verify its accuracy and use appropriately. 

Beneficial AI Use:
  • Brainstorming
  • Generating search terms or keywords
  • Thinking outside of the box
Risky AI Use:
  • Looking for up to date information
  • Finding real vetted academic research
  • Generating a wide variety of researchers
Further Reading

The Right Tool For The Job

The number of tools available to you is continuously growing. Check out our current list of platforms to help you brainstorm and more.

Using AI for Class

Why Does Academic Integrity Matter?

The entire point of being in college is to build skills. The way you do this is by demonstrating your knowledge through work you have created (AKA completing class assignments). If the point of your classwork is to perform a task without AI but you use it anyway, then you failed to do the assignment as outline by your instructor. If you fail to properly cite work involving AI or use it to create sources, then you run the risk of plagiarism. Any of these actions can be consider Academic Misconduct and can compromise your standing at OCCC and future academic institutions. 

Developing your own skillset will leave you better prepared for your career and help you become a better user AI, too.

What Do AI Citations Look Like?

While citation guidelines for AI platforms are not yet officially available, many style guides are offering advice on best practices for citing. However, you should still consult with your instructor on your ability to use AI on any assignment. The library and style guides can offer advice but cannot give permission for the use of these tools on any assignment.