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Movi courses focus on language and communication skills, so these guidelines are intended to address the use of AI tools in relation to the teaching, learning and assessment of language and communication skills.  

AI-based text editors or text generators such as ChatGPT, and the underlying so-called large language models, are interactive AI applications that produce text based on user input. These applications can be asked questions and can, for example, be asked to rewrite a given text for improved readability. The JYU guidelines describe their operation in more detail. Please follow the JYU guidelines also for the official suggestions for the safe use for AI tools.  
In the context of language and communication studies, likely uses of AI tools include: brainstorming, structuring text, translating, editing and proofreading, and as a workplace assistant or tutor. As further explained in the JYU guidelines, text produced by AI is not reliable and not a valid scientific source. 

These guidelines may be updated. 
These guidelines were approved on 11^th October 2023 and updated on 13th September 2024.   
 

In Movi courses, you must follow these guidelines:  

1. You are generally allowed to use AI. Using AI effectively is a skill that is worth learning. If you do use AI, you must adhere to academic standards of transparency. You must disclose which tool was used and how, for what purpose and in what parts of the assignment. 
2. You need the permission of the writer(s) to upload another student’s work into AI tools. You should   consider this for example in group work and feedback. This applies also to any other unpublished intellectual property, including, for instance, written texts, code, audio and image files. 
3. You must comply with data protection and privacy rules. Personal data (meaning data that can be identified, alone or in combination with other data, with an individual person) and sensitive data should not be uploaded into AI applications (including, in principle, even search engines and machine translators). This is because there is a risk of data being stored, used or disseminated by the AI application provider or third parties. 
4. You are always responsible for the text that you submit. AI tools can by design often be persuasive rather than truthful. The key challenge with generative AI at the time of writing is that it can produce text that looks competent but that nevertheless contains factual errors or even contradictions. You must not present text created with AI as your own unassisted work – this is treated as plagiarism, as detailed in item 4 of the JYU guidelines. You may, however, use AI to improve existing text or find preliminary ideas for topics that you are working on, as long as you disclose this. 
5. You should use AI to enhance learning, not circumvent it. You can use AI as an aid in the various stages of the writing process. For example, you can use it for keyword search, brainstorming or editing for accuracy or cohesion. However, when your language skills are being assessed, the teacher can decide whether the use of AI is allowed. 
6. You are responsible for being aware of the principles and drawbacks of AI if you use them. AI and their ethical use will be discussed throughout the communication and language studies. Whether or not you use AI yourself, their increasing usage will require you to develop advanced critical thinking skills. Such skills are already heavily emphasized in the communication and language studies that Movi provides at all levels.  
7. Teachers may choose to deviate from these recommendations for a justified reason on a course.