Policies differ across departments as Elon integrates AI

Elon University is actively working on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) on campus with various initiatives, including the Make Your Mark: AI Poster Competition.
Students and professors have differing views on AI use; some avoid its use in academic tasks, while others see it as a beneficial tool for enhancing learning.
Professor Sarah Bunnell allows AI use in specific assignments of her PSY 3704 course like brainstorming and image generation, but emphasizes the importance of students’ direct engagement with course content.
The university follows the Generative AI Statement, which sees AI as a supportive, not replacement, tool for teaching and learning.
Faculty members have the autonomy to decide on integrating or restricting AI in their courses, and students should be informed clearly about these policies.
Professors vary significantly in their attitudes toward AI; for instance, Duvall supports AI use in learning but not in code generation, while Cahill opposes its use due to ethical concerns and has resorted to stringent measures to prevent its use in her classes.
The AI Critical Working Group is advocating for excluding AI from some academic spaces, with a focus on creating AI-free courses and developing a departmental policy against AI use in philosophy.