VU-UvA task force on AI in education
What does the task for do?
The task force:
- Highlights recent developments;
- Advises on the adjustment and tightening up of policies;
- Provides a set of criteria that software must meet in order to ensure academic integrity.
The task force has produced three recommendations on the use of AI in education.
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Transparent to the outside world
Policies and positions are communicated regularly, clearly and in good time.
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Transparent policies for the organisation
Policies are not static, because developments in AI move extremely quickly. Policies and positions move with these developments.
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Transparent about expectations
The UvA and VU draw up clear rules and guidelines on how students may use AI during teaching and assessment. We expect students to be transparent about how they have applied generative AI in their own learning and work. Rules and guidelines are designed to encourage this transparency.
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Transparency of software vendors
The UvA and the VU continue to stress the importance of transparency. We apply pressure to get software vendors to provide greater transparency. The starting point is a set of criteria, delivered by the task force, that software must meet in order to ensure academic integrity. In addition, the carbon footprint of building and using the models should be made explicit.
Composition of the task force
Participants from the UvA include:
- Prof. Peter van Baalen, expertise: innovation models
- Prof. Natali Helberger expertise: Artificial Intelligence
- Dr. Marjolein Lanzing expertise: Philosophy of technology
- Dr. Jelle Zuidema, expertise: Natural Language Processing
Participants from the VU include:
- Dr. Peter Bloem, expertise: Artificial Intelligence
- Dr. Ilja Cornelisz, expertise: Education Sciences
- Prof. Felienne Hermans, expertise: Computer Science
- Prof. Piek Vossen, expertise: Computational Lexicology