{"id":260,"date":"2025-04-29T12:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ai\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:49:34","slug":"policies-and-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ai\/policies-and-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 50%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Policies and Guidelines\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>Review policies and guiding documents on the use of AI from Carleton University, government agencies and more.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/campus-winter-768x512.jpg); background-position: 35% 62%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"carleton-policies-and-guidelines\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carleton Policies and Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton has a number of policies that tie into the use of AI, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Acceptable Use of Information Technology and Email<\/strong>: Defines the university\u2019s position on the provisioning, use operation and decommissioning of IT resources <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Data Protection and Risk Management Policy:<\/strong> Defines the requirements for classifying and protecting the university\u2019s physical and digital data assets to mitigate security risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning Resources: <\/strong>Establishes guidelines for the use of third-party digital learning resources in courses, ensuring they enhance student learning while considering affordability and accessibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Responsible Conduct of Research Policy (Section 5)<\/strong>: Promotes and facilitates the conduct of all research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can review these policies in full on the University Secretariat&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\">University Policies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Research Ethics also provides <a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preliminary-Guidance-for-Artificial-Intelligence-June-19-2024.pdf\">Preliminary Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Human Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, Microsoft Copilot is Carleton\u2019s only approved GenAI platform because it offers&nbsp;Enterprise Data Protection and has successfully completed the university\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/security\/services\/risk-assessment\/\">Data Protection Risk Assessment (DPRA) process<\/a>. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ai\/ai-data-protection\/\">AI data protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"government-guidelines-and-principles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government Guidelines and Principles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n    \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Principles for Responsible, Trustworthy and Privacy-Protective genAI\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Federal and provincial privacy authorities have launched a set of principles to advance the responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective development and use of genAI in Canada.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.priv.gc.ca\/en\/privacy-topics\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/gd_principles_ai\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    More info\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n    \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Guide on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    This document, prepared by the Government of Canada, provides guidance to federal institutions on their use of genAI tools.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/government\/system\/digital-government\/digital-government-innovations\/responsible-use-ai\/guide-use-generative-ai.html\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    More info\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n    \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Ethics of Artificial Intelligence\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    This website, prepared by UNESCO, provides a global standard for AI ethics, ensuring the protection of human rights and dignity through principles such as transparency, fairness and human oversight.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/artificial-intelligence\/recommendation-ethics\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    More info\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton Policies and Guidelines Carleton has a number of policies that tie into the use of AI, including: You can review these policies in full on the University Secretariat&#8217;s website. The Office of Research Ethics also provides Preliminary Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Human Research. 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