USC recently announced that all active USC students, faculty, and staff will gain unlimited access to ChatGPT Edu .
While this tool may be useful for some projects, students are expected to confirm with their instructors what generative AI use, if any, is permitted in their coursework before using it. Students should also connect with instructors to ensure that they fully understand the expectations and limitations regarding the use of Generative AI and/or any external resources.
USC remains committed to upholding academic integrity and the academic freedoms of instructors. Instructors are encouraged to reiterate course expectations around the use or prohibition of generative AI tools and expressly communicate to students that the access to ChatGPT Edu does not indicate a shift in policy or expectation. Instructors have the flexibility to set their own course-specific policies regarding the allowable use of generative AI in coursework. If and to what extent instructors would like to allow the use of this tool in their courses, the Office of Academic Integrity encourages instructors to set clear expectations around proper usage in their syllabus and on assignment rubrics.
University Policy Reminder
Work authored by another (including material created by ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools) but represented as the student’s work, whether paraphrased or copied verbatim or in near-verbatim form, is considered plagiarism. If instructors have reason to believe that a student has violated course policy on AI use, they are encouraged to submit a report to OAI.