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A practical guide to ethical and effective AI use for students, faculty, and staff
Since generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) became widely available in November 2022, artificial intelligence has rapidly shaped how we write, study, design, research, advise, and operate. In higher education, AI is not just “another technology.” It changes the meaning of authorship, assessment, expertise, and even everyday administrative work.
AI presents William Paterson University with real opportunities, new ways to support learning, improve accessibility, and reduce routine workload, alongside real risks, including misinformation (“hallucinations”), bias, privacy violations, ai-assisted plagiarism, disincentive to learn, and over‑automation that can lead to the erosion of human judgment.
William Paterson is committed to advancing artificial intelligence in human‑centered ways that prioritize ethics and responsibility in teaching, learning, and university operations. Our approach ensures that innovation aligns with integrity, transparency, and the mission of our institution. We will be successful in an ai‑saturated world only if we keep humans at the center: people remain accountable for decisions, people need to benefit from the power of AI, not be harmed by it, and AI remains a tool, not an easy substitute for care, expertise, or responsibility.
Explore the sections below to learn how to use AI responsibly and effectively at WP, find resources, understand policies, and discover practical use cases for teaching, learning, and operations.
Note: The content for these pages was developed by a team of William Paterson University subject-matter experts and, in keeping with AI policies and best practices, was further refined through a collaborative process of human review supported by AI. The AI tool used in this process was ChatGPT (model 5.2).
