AI Acknowledgement

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University of Melbourne AI acknowledgement

Where the subject coordinator allows GenAI, Melbourne students cite and reference any AI output they quote or paraphrase. Any other use, from brainstorming to proofreading, goes in a headed 'Declaration' after the reference list.

Checked against University of Melbourne's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules

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Did you use AI?

Your university or journal

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
I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com) 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. A full record of prompts and outputs is available upon request.

University of Melbourne's own wording

"I acknowledge the use of Claude [claude.ai] to help me debug my code for data analysis. I used it to analyse sections of my code and to identify potential weaknesses. I used the outputs to revise syntax errors before executing with my full data. A full record of prompts and outputs is available upon request."

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

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever AI was used at any stage of an authorised assessment, including brainstorming, planning, drafting, generating tables/figures/code/images, proofreading and editing. Coordinators may also ask for a statement even if no AI was used.
Framework
Subject coordinators pick from university assessment rule statements, from 'no AI at any stage' through edit-only, planning, generating parts of the work, to working with AI on the final product
Where it goes
At the end of the assessment under the heading 'Declaration', after the reference list and before any appendices; no new page needed; generally excluded from word count
Prompts and outputs
Save multi-prompt conversations in a separate file (e.g. pasted chat log) and state in the declaration that the full record of prompts and outputs is available on request.
Referencing
AI output that you paraphrase or quote must also be cited and referenced in the reference list, using the style your subject prefers; formats are in the library's Re:cite guide (not reproduced in the source).
Must include
  • specific AI tool(s) used, with link
  • how the tool and its outputs were used
  • whether full records of prompts and outputs are available on request
Also note
  • Check that the subject coordinator has authorised GenAI and how it may be used
  • Presenting AI output as your own without permission or acknowledgement is academic misconduct
  • Editing and translation tools (e.g. Grammarly) must also be acknowledged if permitted
  • Group work generally needs one declaration covering all members' AI use
  • Declaration should match the formatting (font, size, spacing) of the rest of the assessment
  • Follow any faculty or subject-specific declaration format provided

If you didn't use AI

I have not used any AI tools or technologies to prepare this assessment.

Sources

Your unit outline or the journal's author guide wins if it says something different. Spotted a change? Tell us.