AI disclosure templates

Disclosure is not a confession. It is a record of process. When an instructor permits AI use and asks for disclosure, the goal is to be factual and clear: state what tool you used, how you used it, what it contributed, what you changed, and how you verified the result.

These templates are from Part I of Learning with AI. The level of disclosure should match the assignment. Minor grammar help may need only a brief note; a project that used AI for brainstorming, code, revision, and source checking needs more detail.

Short template

Use this when AI played a small role.

AI disclosure: I used an approved AI tool to [generate practice questions / check grammar / suggest revision questions]. I reviewed the output and made the final choices myself.

Fuller template

Use this when AI shaped the process more substantially.

Tools used: Name the tools used, if any. Tool role: Describe what the tools helped with. Student role: Describe what you wrote, revised, checked, or decided. Accepted, changed, or rejected: Describe the AI contributions you used, revised, or set aside. Independent verification: Describe how you checked important claims, sources, data, code, or reasoning. What I can explain without AI: Name the main parts of the work you can now explain on your own.

The strongest form: share the thread

A written disclosure depends on your account of what the AI contributed. Sharing the actual conversation (a read-only chat link) lets your instructor see what was asked and what was returned. See students/sharing-ai-conversations.md for how to do this on each major platform.