Flinders University embraces the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning. It recognises the potential to propel our research endeavours towards addressing local, national, and global challenges while positively impacting lives. We acknowledge that AI can enhance the University’s ability to amplify our capacity to conduct research, fostering efficiency, accuracy, and innovation, thereby rendering scientific discovery more accessible worldwide.
Embracing AI in research has the potential to transform and further academic research. The latest technology can generate hypotheses, analyse data, perform predictive modelling, create content, and aid in the automation of research techniques.
However, using this rapidly evolving technology comes with ethical and societal considerations, challenges, and consequences such as copyright, intellectual property rights, bias, privacy, security, and transparency. Thus, the responsible use of AI in achieving the University’s mission and its values is essential. We are committed to using AI ethically and transparently, consistent with our integrity, courage, and excellence values. We recognise AI's ethical implications and are committed to addressing these issues through rigorous ethical standards and practices such as the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.
To adhere to the responsible use of AI, all content in research outputs, such as publications, research theses, and non-traditional research outputs, must be originally created by Flinders University researchers or their co-investigators. If another source creates content, it must be clearly, openly acknowledged and cited.
