AI Policy

At Marymount Manhattan College, we aspire to offer a contemporary, relevant education and thus acknowledge the emerging significance of AI technologies in a wide variety of careers and pursuits. MMC also works under the assumption that this technology is not a tool like any other (like a calculator). It represents a shift in the way that we think about ourselves, our personal and intellectual growth, and the work we do.

Responsible use of this technology can serve valid educational purposes in some disciplines and pedagogical settings, and in some fields, effective use of AI may in fact be a skill that has become necessary and critical, requiring appropriate training. At the same time, AI in its many forms has the potential to replace or displace the learning that is central to college education, and it also can put academic integrity at risk.

As a result, there will be different guidelines around AI in classes at the College, depending on instructor, discipline, and department, but in general, MMC places an emphasis on transparency: the use of AI should be documented. This will likely require a disclaimer or citation describing the application(s) used, the prompt that was entered, and timestamps, but individual assignments, departments, and individual faculty will have their own specifications.

Note that unacknowledged use of AI—representing the work of someone (or something) else as one’s own—falls into the category of an Academic Honesty violation, as described (on page x and course syllabi).