AI Acknowledgement

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University of Manchester AI acknowledgement

Manchester gives every assessment one of four AI categories (Prohibited, Minimal, Permitted, AI-Integrated) in the brief, and you must follow any documenting or acknowledging instructions that come with it. If you quote or include AI-generated text or images you must cite the tool. A short 'Generative AI Disclosure' at the start of the work, or in a footnote, gives an overview of the tools you used and what they produced.

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Did you use AI?

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Which AI tools?

What did you use it for?

What did you do with what it gave you?

More details · prompts, date, versions
Your prompts and the AI's answers
Generative AI Disclosure: I used ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas and check grammar and spelling. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources.

University of Manchester's own wording

"Generative AI Disclosure: I used Microsoft Co-Pilot to assist in idea generation, image creation, and for feedback on grammar and content. I implemented some of its recommendations. I used DALL-E to explore ideas for visuals (one of which is used and cited on page 2)"

Quoted from University of Manchester's guidance. The generator below fills this format in for you.

The rules at a glance

When you need one
When the assessment asks for it, or when you think it's appropriate. You must cite or acknowledge AI outputs whenever you use them (quoting, summarising, paraphrasing, editing, translating, data processing, rewriting, generating ideas). Basic grammar/spell checkers (e.g. Grammarly, Word Editor) and reference managers do not need acknowledging.
Framework
AI in Teaching and Learning Policy four categories: AI Prohibited / AI Minimal / AI Permitted / AI-Integrated (stated in the assessment brief and Canvas)
Where it goes
Acknowledgement at the start of the work (or sometimes in a footnote); prompts and outputs in an appendix when required.
Prompts and outputs
When referencing an AI tool as personal communication, the guide lists: all relevant prompts and outputs in an appendix, the date outputs were generated, and a statement of modifications applied to output used in the work.
Referencing
Yes, cite AI when its text or images are used directly. Harvard Manchester uses the 'Software' format, e.g. "Microsoft (2024). Microsoft Co-Pilot. [Computer program]. Available at: https://copilot.microsoft.com/ (Accessed: 13 December 2022)." The guide also gives APA, MLA, Vancouver, and personal-communication footnotes for OSCOLA and MHRA. Do not use AI to create reference lists.
Must include
  • overview of the AI tools used
  • what they were used for and the outputs (e.g. which generated image appears and where)
  • whether you implemented its recommendations
  • version of the tool and date accessed (for citations)
Also note
  • the category is assigned per assessment; follow it and any extra instructions, and ask your course unit lead if unsure
  • AI Minimal allows presentation help (grammar, fluency, formatting) without changing ideas, arguments or conclusions
  • failing to document AI use where required can be treated as plagiarism; not following the brief can affect marks
  • do not cite sources suggested by AI without reading them yourself
  • do not enter personal or confidential data (including patient data); upload your own work only to Copilot Chat with a University login

Sources

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