ChatGPT/GenAI FAQs

What is generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)?

Generative artificial intelligence, known as GenAI, is a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes different kinds of data to produce content like text, images, or music.
GenAI works best when you specify the help you need in the form of a detailed written or spoken prompt. You can also share data, such as a list of numbers or an image, for the GenAI tool to incorporate in its result.

All of us must understand and prepare to manage the cultural and ethical implications of widespread GenAI use. The key concerns about GenAI relate to bias or misinformation in results, conflicts related to ownership of creative property, and existential risks to humanity.
GenAI and other forms of AI are driving change in every industry and field, from the arts, to business, to healthcare.
GenAI tools are being incorporated into education and changing how students learn and study.
GenAI is substantially reducing barriers to creative output by accelerating idea generation and enhancement.
GenAI supports universal design by creating adaptable, accessible, and personalized content across formats and languages, empowering diverse users to engage more fully with digital resources.
GenAI is being used in workplaces to improve productivity and quality in specialized fields, like accounting, and whole systems of work processes, as in manufacturing and logistics.

ChatGPT Edu is created by OpenAI and funded by the CSU Chancellor鈥檚 Office.
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Both tools are freely available to 无忧短视频 students. See instructions on for guidance on access.
Both tools are secure. Your data isn鈥檛 used to train the AI models.

These GenAI tools can support your academic success and career competitiveness.

Perform academic work more efficiently. Use GenAI to create study guides, generate citations, or translate languages, for example.
Support creative and experimental efforts. Use GenAI to support brainstorming, document editing, or remixing music, for example.
Build career-readiness skills. Get comfortable with describing how you use GenAI to learn and perform your work.
Develop AI critical thinking skills. Understand how AI works so you can identify when potential biases or other adverse impacts may be present in its results.

Different classes may have different standards. Always check with your professor or teaching assistant first.
When it is allowed:

Use the GenAI tools available at 无忧短视频: ChatGPT Edu and/or Gemini chat.
Clearly document how you used it. Use 无忧短视频鈥檚 tool for guidance.
Stay engaged in your own learning process. Don鈥檛 let it do all the thinking and doing for you.

Using GenAI is a skill that you can develop. Here are resources to help you become GenAI ready:

Whether you are generating study aids; or exploring new ideas, better prompts = better results.

GenAI tools are capable, but they have limits:

They鈥檙e not human: They don鈥檛 "understand" content鈥攖hey just predict patterns in data
They鈥檙e not ethical agents: Don鈥檛 rely on them for moral or academic integrity guidance
They can be biased: Especially toward dominant languages, such as Standard American English
They鈥檙e not always right: Misinformation, invented sources, nonsensical answers, and outdated information can result

It is best to use AI as a tool to improve your learning, not a shortcut to avoid challenging growth experiences.

Yes鈥攅specially when it comes to privacy, accuracy, and cost:

Stick with approved tools when possible.

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