Guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence

According to the preeminent scientific journal Nature [Nature 613, 612 (2025)], “research must have transparency in methods, and integrity and truth from authors. This is, after all, the foundation that science relies on to advance.” The BSCB Program and faculty mentors subscribe to this viewpoint. A major ethical concern is that trainees will claim credit for written text that is not their own, which is a form of plagiarism. Accordingly, the BSCB program does not allow any text submitted for course work or exams to be produced by AI. The BSCB program also prohibits the use of such approaches to generate or manipulate images, figures, or graphs without attribution. Use of AI in scientific research requires the consent of the PI and attribution, and requires journal approval when published. Any violation of this policy will be considered misconduct.