Our AI commitments

How we use AI, and how we ask you to

Last updated November 13, 2026

1. You are the author

Our prompts help you think, plan, check and revise. None are designed to produce dissertation text for you to submit.

2. Your committee is the judge

AI can flag gaps and patterns. Decisions about quality and approval belong to your chair and committee.

3. Your program comes first

Your university's AI policy, IRB requirements and honor code come before anything we publish. Where they are stricter than our guidance, follow them. When in doubt, ask your chair.

4. Protect participants

Never paste participant data, site names or protected records into a public AI tool. Remove identifying details first, and follow your institution's data rules.

5. Disclose your use

We encourage you to tell your chair how you used AI in your work.

6. Verify everything

AI tools make up sources and get details wrong. Find and read every source yourself.

7. We test what we publish

Every prompt is tried in at least two AI tools before it ships, and every example we use is invented.

Questions or concerns

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