1. Always check the policies for generative AI use in the course syllabus or ask your instructor.

2. If you have permission to use generative AI chatbots and tools, cite that you used them in academic papers and projects.

• APA Style - How to Cite ChatGPT
• MLA Style Center - How Do I Cite Generative AI in MLA Style?

3. Never give sensitive, confidential, private, or personal information to an AI chatbot or tool.

• How to Use Generative AI Tools While Still Protecting Your Privacy
• One Tech Tip: Don't Want Chatbots Using Your Conversations for AI Training? Some Let You Opt Out.

4. The policies, laws, and regulations around copyright and and intellectual property regarding artificial intelligence are still developing and experts may disagree on what constitutes fair use. The use of creative and written works without consent for generative AI training and production has caused concern and resulted in some litigation in these areas.

• The Metaphors of Artificial Intelligence 
• Intellectual Property and Data Privacy: The Hidden Risks of AI

5. Consider the environmental aspects of AI.

• Explained: Generative AI's Environmental Impact (MIT)
• AI's Growing Waste Problem-and How to Solve It

1. Consider the goal of your prompt. Are you using the AI tool for brainstorming, to create an outline, or something else?

2. Be specific about what kind of output you would like, whether it is an outline, paragraph, table, type of file, a certain writing style or tone, or for a particular grade level or audience. If needed, provide an example of desired output in the prompt.

3. Give additional commands or ask follow-up questions if needed to refine your prompt and improve it.

4. Create a template for a prompt if you plan to use it often. Save useful prompts to create your own prompt library.

5. Try these strategies to minimize the risk that an AI chatbot will provide information that is misleading or inaccurate.

• Ask direct questions that do not imply a particular viewpoint or answer.
• Use a sequence of simple clear and precise prompts rather than a complex prompt. Break a complicated prompt down into logical discrete steps or multiple prompts.
• Provide context and background information in the prompt, or direct the chatbot to use only the source that you provide to it.
• If available, change the "temperature" or mode settings in favor of more straightforward and factual information.

1. Accuracy of Information:

• Are the facts presented correct and verifiable?
• Does the summary accurately reflect current scientific understanding?
• What is your expertise on the topic to assess the accuracy of the AI output, or, would it be wiser to use trusted authoritative sources?

2. Presence of Citations:

• Are sources cited appropriately?
• Are the references relevant and credible?
• Are the citations legitimate? (Sometimes generative AI chatbots will hallucinate, or in other words, create fictional citations that look real, even using a real journal title, but the article does not actually exist.)

3. Logical Flow:

• Does the summary have a clear and logical structure?
• Are the ideas and arguments presented in a coherent manner?
• Have parts of the text been repeated unnecessarily?

4. Depth of Analysis:

• Does the summary provide in-depth analysis or just surface-level information?
• Are key concepts and mechanisms explained thoroughly?
• Are any aspects or considerations missing from the analysis? 

5. Completeness:

• Does the summary cover all relevant aspects of the topic?
• Are there any important details or concepts missing?
• Did the AI model train on data that lacks up-to-date information or have other limitations?