65 Check your knowledge

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Module summary

What is artificial intelligence?

• Artificial Intelligence is best thought about as computers behaving intelligently to solve a problem or complete tasks.
• Society is currently using AI in everyday life through technology such as personal assistants on phones.
• Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is technology capable of generating of text, images, video, audio and code.
• Agentic AI is technology capable of autonomously executing tasks and completing processes.

AI and the University of Queensland

• Check your Course Profile or talk with your Course Coordinator before using AI tools for assessment.
• Higher degree by research students should consult the preliminary pages of the thesis template regarding the requirements for acknowledging the use of AI in a thesis.
• The University of Queensland provides all staff and students with free access to Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Firefly.

Legal, ethical and social issues with AI

• There are questions about the lawfulness of the data used to train AI models and the copyright status of the AI tools’ outputs.
• Be careful not to upload licensed or copyright-protected materials into AI tools.
• AI tools replicate systemic biases relating to race, gender and sexuality that exist in the underlying training data.
• AI has the potential to disrupt industries and employment, and radically change the way that we work.
• LLMs have significant environmental impacts, including needing huge amounts of energy and water to run the tools and physical infrastructure.

How to prompt an AI tool

• Prompts are the input instructions for AI tools to perform tasks. They can include text, data (such as tables) or images.
• The more specific your prompt details are, the more relevant your output will be.

Prompt library

• Some examples of tasks generative AI tools can help you with.

 Key AI tools and training

• Examples of AI tools for text, image, and video or audio generation.
• There are many new AI tools available to researchers and students that focus on academic sources.
• You can access training at UQ or via many online platforms.

 Evaluating AI-generated content

• AI tools have limitations and may not have access to all of the information.
• The information generated by AI tools should be checked with credible sources.

 Citing and acknowledging your use

• You should acknowledge that you have used AI tools for any assessment.
• One recommended way of acknowledging your use of AI tools is by using an assignment coversheet. Sometimes you may need to provide a citation or reference.

 Publishing with AI

• UQ’s Responsible Research Management Framework Policy provides guidance on conducting responsible research at UQ.
• Using AI tools may impact the intellectual property ownership of your work.
• Check relevant grant guidelines and editorial policies of publishers before using AI tools in published works.