Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools generate content in response to your input or prompts. These generative AI or GenAI tools can create or revise written text, images, music, or even video.
Some examples of GenAI tools include ChatGPT, Copilot, NotebookLM, Claude, Gemini, and more.
While content produced by GenAI can appear convincing, it’s important to note that GenAI does not “understand” content. Instead, it predicts responses based on statistical probability. The generated output from GenAI can be incorrect and needs to be carefully reviewed.
Unless your instructor says otherwise, assume using AI tools is not allowed. If you use AI tools without permission, it could be considered academic misconduct.
RDP provides Copilot Chat (Basic) to all students, staff, and faculty as part of our Microsoft 365 environment.
The RDP version of Copilot runs in a secure, closed system. This means what you type into Copilot is not used to train the AI or shared publicly. Because of this, it’s considered "safer" than many free, public AI tools you might find online (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.), but you should still apply care and judgment to both inputs and outputs.
Students are expected to follow RDP’s Academic Integrity expectations, use critical judgment, and ensure all submitted work reflects their own learning and understanding.
For a concise introduction to AI Literacy for your studies and career, take the AI Workforce Readiness course called Module 0, made available through RDP's participation in Amii’s AI Workforce Readiness consortium.
Module 0 is a 3‑hour introductory course that helps you develop essential AI skills and become a more informed digital citizen. You can find it in Brightspace under Discover, or launch it directly: