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University of Auckland AI acknowledgement
Auckland uses a two-lane model: AI is restricted in controlled Lane 1 assessments and not restricted in Lane 2, with students treated as the author and responsible for what they submit. The university-wide pages leave the form of any AI declaration to each course outline and Canvas; the Law School publishes the most detailed disclosure rules.
Checked against University of Auckland's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules
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University of Auckland doesn't publish a fixed template, so this uses a general format that covers what it asks for.
University of Auckland's own wording
Paraphrased (Law School good-disclosure example): name the tool (e.g. ChatGPT-4) and the task it did, say what you gave it, describe how you independently verified its output against primary sources, note extra research you did yourself, and state that the final analysis and writing are your own. 'I used AI to help with research.' is given as insufficient.
Summarised from University of Auckland's guidance.
The rules at a glance
- When you need one
- When a course requires it: students 'may be required' to acknowledge software use and must check the Digital Course Outline and Canvas for whether and how to declare it. In the Law School, full disclosure is mandatory whenever AI use is permitted for an assignment.
- Framework
- Two-lane approach: Lane 1 (controlled assessment, AI restricted by default) / Lane 2 (uncontrolled assessment, AI use not restricted). All courses label assessments by lane from 2027.
- Where it goes
- Not specified university-wide (follow course outline/Canvas). Law School: ask the instructor whether the disclosure counts toward the word limit.
- Prompts and outputs
- Law School disclosures must include verbatim prompts or detailed summaries of what was given to the AI. APA guidance says to include in your text the prompt used plus the relevant generated text, because chats are not retrievable.
- Referencing
- Reference AI per the required style (QuickCite). APA 7th: cite the generator and version date, e.g. (OpenAI, 2023), and quote the prompt and relevant output in the text. IEEE: disclose in an acknowledgement section and cite like personal communication, e.g. '[1] ChatGPT, private communication, Mar 2023.'
- Must include
- specific AI tool(s) used, with version if known (Law School)
- purpose of use, e.g. research, brainstorming, editing, citation checking
- prompts given, verbatim or as detailed summaries
- how AI outputs were evaluated and verified
- how AI was integrated and which parts of the work came from AI vs your own analysis
- Also note
- AI not permitted in Lane 1 (controlled) assessments unless explicitly stated
- Law School: AI for any graded assignment is prohibited unless the instructor permits it in writing (course outline or Canvas)
- failing to disclose permitted AI use may be academic misconduct under the Student Academic Conduct Statute
- fact-check all AI output; do not use it as a primary or only source
- do not enter confidential, client, personal or copyrighted course material into AI tools
Sources
- https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/academic-integrity-copyright/advice-for-student-on-using-ai.html
- https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/law/current-students/llb-information/academic-information/student-use-of-ai.html
- https://auckland.libguides.com/apa7th/gen-ai
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