Responsible Use of GenAI
| Concern | Risk | Responsible Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Integrity | Submitting AI-written work as your own | Disclose AI use; use it to learn, not bypass learning |
| Misinformation | Sharing hallucinated AI content as fact | Always verify AI claims with primary sources |
| Overreliance | Degraded critical thinking skills | Use AI as thinking partner, not a replacement |
| Privacy | Sharing confidential info with AI | Never input PII, business secrets, or client data |
| Environmental Cost | Large models have high energy footprint | Use smallest model for the task |
NOTE: Environmental impact: A single ChatGPT query uses ~10× more energy than a Google search. Choosing gpt-4o-mini over gpt-4o when appropriate reduces this footprint significantly.