Posted November 4, 2024 by Dan Moser
The Office of Research and Innovation has prepared new guidelines and best practices for the use of AI in research and creative activities.
AI – artificial intelligence – has many potential benefits but also raises concerns about trustworthiness, bias and ethics.
“Recognizing these challenges, it becomes imperative for UNL employees and students to embrace guiding principles and best practices that are centered on fostering the responsible and ethical development, adaptation and use of AI in research and creative activities at UNL,” R&I senior administrators said in unveiling the guidelines.
R&I developed these guidelines in collaboration with college and Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources deans, center directors and departmental executive officers.
The guidelines address both machine learning and deep learning AI methods. They are aligned with principles developed by the federal government, other academic institutions and the private sector.
Given the rapid evolution of AI, these initial guidelines are expected to change as the technology continues to develop.
