Understanding the role of Generative AI during your HDR studies
Clarify the rules and risks around Generative AI at UOW
At UOW, HDR candidates can use generative AI, such as , to assist their research and their development. For example, they can use generative AI to optimise their research methods, practice these methods, facilitate data analysis, improve their writing capabilities, develop career skills, and pursue jobs or internships. However, candidates need to be aware of the following cautions. To understand the boundaries around these cautions as well as other risks, please read in detail.
Caution principles
- Private information: Do not upload private information—like copyrighted articles, sensitive data, or intellectual property—unless the AI tool is secure and private.
- Plagiarised answers: Paraphrase the output of AI like you would paraphrase an article. Do not represent the output of AI tools as your own work.
- Verify answers: AI tools often present false or inaccurate output. So, do not imply the output is correct unless you use verify the information.
- Acknowledge use: Acknowledge all use of AI in the acknowledgements section and learn how to cite AI outputs in accordance with your referencing system.
To acknowledge the use of generative AI, include something like the following template in your acknowledgments page. The italics represent examples.
I acknowledge the use of and to complete my thesis and research.
I used these tools to identify limitations in past research, uncover potential measures, and identify, but not correct, writing errors.
I did not insert any answers generated by these tools verbatim—but instead used these answers to inspire some ideas.
To illustrate my use of generative AI, here is a representative sample of prompts I entered.
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- What are the limitations of these three methods to measure diabetes?
- What are the assumptions that underpin a ridge regression?
Additional information, further reading and helpful tips
To learn how to use AI to improve your research, please read these documents on:
To learn more advanced uses of AI, consider these documents on:
Here are some other resources that could be useful:
- one of the most credible on AI
- an excellent about the use of AI in HDR
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Contact information for advice from AI experts
For advice about generative AI, these experts could act as advisors or even co-supervisors:
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Alyce Mason |
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Ann Rogerson |
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Armin Alimarndani |
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Albert Munoz Aneiros |
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Christopher Moore |
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Simon Moss |
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Wanqing Li |
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Yves Saint James Aquino |
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