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Ulster recognises that staff and students are using AI technology now and will continue to do so both in personal and professional settings, indeed AI will be part of many of our students future working lives and new roles and job opportunities in the sector will follow.
The working group has heard from academic teams who have been exploring how AI tools can be used in their context and how they encourage the use of AI tools within the curriculum. It seems appropriate to help develop staff and students’ digital literacy skills to use the tools appropriately and responsibly. Much of this existing work is within subject disciplines that understand the limitations of the tools and the working group recognise that further guidance, and support, will be necessary before this approach is more widely adopted. The working group has recommended creating space for critical dialogue particularly on ethical and sustainability issues but also recognise that there will be great diversity in approaches across the organisation.
The working group are aware that many of the tools will move to paid subscription models which will restrict how the tools can be used in an educational setting, .
The working group will also consider the potential impact of AI on the day-to-day working lives of staff. Guidelines will emphasise the limitations of AI, and the ethical considerations for research, educational and administrative contexts.
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