Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool when used with judgment. This policy sets out how participants and staff may use AI within the Programme, responsibly and transparently.
1. Our Position
We embrace AI as a tool to accelerate learning, drafting, and analysis. We also hold that judgment, ownership, and original thinking cannot be outsourced. AI assists the work; it does not replace the discipline of doing it.
2. Permitted Use
- Research, summarising, and brainstorming.
- Drafting and editing your own work, provided you review and understand the output.
- Learning support — explanations, practice questions, feedback.
3. Prohibited Use
- Submitting AI-generated work as your own where original work is required, without disclosure.
- Entering another person's personal data, or confidential Programme material, into public AI tools.
- Using AI to produce misleading, harmful, deceptive, or unlawful content.
- Relying on AI output for financial, legal, medical, or safety decisions without professional verification.
4. Transparency
Where AI has materially contributed to a deliverable, say so. Honesty about your process is part of the discipline.
5. Data Protection
Never input personal, sensitive, or confidential information into third-party AI tools unless that tool is approved and covered by an appropriate data-processing agreement. This protects you and others under the Privacy Policy.
6. Accuracy and Accountability
AI can be confidently wrong. You remain fully responsible for anything you submit or act upon. Verify facts, figures, and citations before relying on them.
7. Use With Under-18s
Any AI tools used directly with participants under 18 must be age-appropriate, reviewed for safety, and used under supervision.