Master Final Project UC3M: Generative AI

 USE OF GENERATIVE AI TOOLS

• The use of these tools will be subject to compliance with the guidelines and regulations of each Master to be found in Aula Global, in the TFM (MFP) subject. Each student must follow the Master Final Project director's guidelines and the MFP regulations.

• Please be aware that the use of AI carries some risks and may lead to a series of serious academic consequences: the evaluation of the TFM could be compromised if the use of AI involves the use of confidential data, copyrighted materials, or personal data, used without complying with the conditions required in each case (authorization of the interested parties, authorization of the owners, following the instructions of the University).

• Work honestly and responsibly, declaring the use you have made of Generative AI in your project. To do so, you must read this Declaration of use of Generative AI at the beginning of the process of writing the TFM, and, at the end of the process you must fill in the template ‘Declaration of use of Generative AI’ and include this document in your project as an Annex.
• These tools have limits and may provide false, incorrect or inaccurate content. Be sure to verify this information as you will be responsible for the content when including it in your project.
• If you are going to process personal data for the completion of your TFM, you must follow the instructions contained in the "Basic Guidelines" approved by the University for these matters.
• Please be aware that their use may violate intellectual property rights and copyright. Consult the general regulations (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual) to ensure you comply with copyright. Also, learn about the meaning and application of Creative Commons licenses. The Library provides information on intellectual property on this website.
• Use the tools to enhance your critical thinking, not to replace it.
• Remember that AI is just another tool and that what is valued is the content of your dissertation or project (MFP or Master Thesis), your knowledge and the way in which you are able to present and defend it.
• Don't forget to consult the guidelines and recommendations on writing dissertations (TFM) and their regulations.

 NON-ACCEPTED USES OF GENERATIVE AI

• Structuring of content or organisation of information: you should demonstrate a sufficient level to be able to construct your own work.
• Copywriting: at this point in your education, this is a skill that you should be able to demonstrate reliably. However, you should state whether you have used Generative AI to refine your writing after you have created it.
• In the specific contents, keep in mind that your assessment will focus on acquired skills and competences from the Master studies, so if you try to supplement them with these tools you will probably not pass the minimum grade. You must be able to demonstrate them in your TFM.
• For that reason, you should declare any interaction with AI that could affect this point to clear up any doubts. For example, using AI to generate data that should be obtained experimentally is ethically unacceptable, but using AI to process it—as long as due caution is exercised regarding sensitive or confidential data—can accelerate your work. This efficiency should not be at odds with exemplary behavior in data processing, which should always be supervised and post-processed by you and your supervisors. A precise description of your use of AI in the data flow, far from diminishing your work, can demonstrate your competence in using AI in research.