{"id":18369,"date":"2023-09-14T08:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/?p=18369"},"modified":"2023-09-14T08:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:20:27","slug":"ok-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"OK with AI? Unlocking the potential of AI tools and maintaining integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"introtext\">This blog post explains everything you need to know about the use of AI in your studies at the University of Vienna.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Everybody has been talking about artificial intelligence (AI) tools since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. (Most) AI tools are available for free, highly effective, user-friendly and have thus made their way to mainstream society. As is the case with all technical innovations, there are many questions about the use, limits and potentials of the new tools \u2013 also at the University of Vienna. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.univie.ac.at\">Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)<\/a> provides information about the weaknesses of AI tools and about handling them in a responsible way. Please note that this area is developing rapidly. This text therefore only serves to provide initial information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How do AI tools work? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>AI tools are controlled via so-called <strong><em>prompts<\/em><\/strong>, i.e. the input of instructions. By chatting with the AI tool, users can generate texts, make translations, create graphics, make calculations or write program code.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT and Bing are <strong>text generators<\/strong>, which output one word after the other based on complex statistics. This sounds easy but requires <strong>multi-stage training<\/strong> of the AI tool using large amounts of data as well as human feedback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses of text generators, such as ChatGPT, etc.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite being highly efficient, text generators (still) have some weaknesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not rely on the results blindly:<\/strong> Text generators generate answers based on statistical probabilities. Therefore, information and evidence may be invented, which is called a \u2018hallucination\u2019. Furthermore, AI tools are not able to critically scrutinise their training data and thus reproduce biases in the form of stereotypes, biases and discriminatory representations.<\/li>\n<li>Fluency of speech is often associated with intelligence \u2013 <strong>do not let yourself be blinded by well-written texts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>ChatGPT, etc. are <strong>text generators and not search engines<\/strong>: When using text generators, please note that these tools have been trained based on a limited knowledge base which may not (yet) contain the latest information.<\/li>\n<li>Most AI tools <strong>are not compliant with<\/strong> the General Data Protection Regulation (<strong>GDPR<\/strong>) and use the users\u2019 input as training data. Therefore, carefully consider what you enter into the system and, in general, treat personal data carefully. To create a ChatGPT account, you have to provide your name, date of birth and mobile phone number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Responsible use of AI, also in your studies <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AI tools can facilitate and accelerate work processes. To be able to assess the quality of AI results and, if necessary, revise the output, you <strong>require<\/strong> a set of <strong>competences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You are always responsible for the results<\/strong>, regardless of how you use AI tools during your studies. Therefore, always check the output generated by AI.<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least: The use of AI tools is neither generally permitted nor generally prohibited at the University of Vienna. The teachers decide whether you may or may not use AI tools in their courses. Therefore, <strong>inform yourself<\/strong> when and under which conditions you may use AI as an aid for courses and exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='content__shortcode'>Any questions left unanswered? Find out more on <a href=\"https:\/\/studieren.univie.ac.at\/en\/studying-exams\/ai-in-studies-and-teaching\/\">studying.univie.ac.at<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Helpful resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wide range of learning materials to acquire basic knowledge: <a href=\"https:\/\/ki-campus.org\/front?locale=en\">https:\/\/ki-campus.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helpful video with Michael Kipp on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cfl7q1llkso&amp;t=5s\">prompting<\/a>: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cfl7q1llkso&amp;t=5s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog post explains everything you need to know about the use of AI in your studies at the University of Vienna. Everybody has been talking about artificial intelligence (AI) tools since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. (Most) AI tools are available for free, highly effective, user-friendly and have thus made their way &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":18372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[585,587],"tags":[1098,1099,912,929,979],"class_list":["post-18369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-at-uni","category-studies","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digital-studying","tag-digitales-studieren-en","tag-learning-strategies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Unlocking the potential of AI tools and maintaining integrity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This #univie-blog post explains everything you need to know about the use of AI at the University of Vienna.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unlocking the potential of AI tools and maintaining integrity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This #univie-blog post explains everything you need to know about the use of AI at the University of Vienna.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The univie Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/univienna\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-14T06:20:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20201712_HG_Seminarraum_Corona_C_derknopfdruecker_com_013-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1414\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jamildembasy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@univienna\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@univienna\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jamildembasy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\",\"name\":\"Unlocking the potential of AI tools and maintaining integrity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-14T06:20:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-14T06:20:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/#\/schema\/person\/ae78e9fb2fd4796d7e419b957578c6ba\"},\"description\":\"This #univie-blog post explains everything you need to know about the use of AI at the University of Vienna.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/ok-with-ai\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"OK with AI? 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