Notre Dame’s Office of Academic Standards issued a revised policy on generative artificial intelligence (AI) this Friday to conclude the academic year’s first week of classes.

Russo, along with a group of peers that studied the current capacity of generative AI models at length, outlined in their policy how AI might be used to augment rather than detract from students’ learning experiences. The policy offered several examples of ways students could use generative AI as a resource rather than an answer key.

Notably, the policy leaves a significant degree of freedom in determining students’ AI usage in each course to the University’s instructors. John Behrens, director of the College of Arts and Letters’ Office of Digital Strategy and the Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Program, has worked closely with Russo on the policy and thus confirmed this flexibility in its implementation to be deliberate.