UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED for an assignment, here are the current class rules for using ChatGPT-syle AI software on assignments:

• You are free to use ChatGPT (or similar software) as a research tool, similarly to how you might use Wikipedia and Google search for research articles.

• You must note that you have used ChatGPT (or other) as a tool to help with your assignment.

• DePaul University considers LLM output to be equivalent to the work of a human author, and you must attributed the source of your text to the appropirate LLM. Otherwise you are guilty of plagiarism.

• You are NEVER, EVER allowed to directly electronically copy text from LLM output and submit or post it as part of an assignment without FULL ATTRIBUTION to the AI author. You must type in your own text, but you can include, in your original work, concepts based on your LLM-backed research.

• For any submissions that might have LLM content, all or part of the grading will always be based solely on whether I like they style of your work, purely at my discretion, and this part of the grade trumps all other parts of the grading rubric. And, please note that I have a singular dislike for the style of writing that is similar to what LLMs produce. I specifically reserve this grading right and am the sole judge of my preferences, with final grades, determined by me, ranging from 0 - 100%.

• See also Grading in the time of LLMs .