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Ethical and Responsible Use

Guidance for AI Integration

The California State University (CSU) is committed to guiding the ethical and responsible use of AI in education.  As AI evolves, it brings both opportunities and challenges, such as fairness, privacy, and potential biases.  The CSU encourages students and faculty to explore AI thoughtfully, balancing its benefits with its risks.  While AI tools like ChatGPT can enhance learning and research, they must be used responsibly.  The CSU is providing clear guidance and resources for its community to navigate AI with confidence and integrity.

Guidelines for Safe and Responsible Use of Generative AI Tools

Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence technologies that can generate new content, including but not limited to text, visuals, audio, and code, in response to user prompts. The California State University encourages the creative and curious use of Generative AI technologies, while also ensuring careful observance of data security, privacy, compliance with regulations, and respect for intellectual property.

Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)

As directed by the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-283), the goal of the AI RMF is to offer a resource to the organizations designing, developing, deploying, or using AI systems to help manage the many risks of AI and promote trustworthy and responsible development and use of AI systems.  The NIST Framework This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.