Funder AI policy

Can applicants use AI on an application to Department of Justice?

The funder has not said.

The OVW Peer Review Guidelines address AI only for peer reviewers. They prohibit using AI to review applications and bar uploading any part of an application into an AI platform. The pages give no guidance for applicants on using AI to prepare an application, so advise the PI to follow the program NOFO and check with OVW.

www.justice.gov (opens in a new tab)Checked against the funder's site

Reviewer rules only. The funder has published rules for reviewers and none for applicants.

Rules for applicants

Department of Justice has published no rules for applicants.

Rules for reviewers

  • Peer reviewers may not use AI to review applications. [1]
  • Peer reviewers may not upload any part of an application into an AI platform or large language model such as ChatGPT. [1]

Where this comes from

The funder's own words, from its own pages.

  1. Office on Violence Against Women Peer Review Guidelines (opens in a new tab)

    Department of Justice

    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to review applications is prohibited.
    Peer reviewers are not permitted to upload any part of an application into an AI platform or large language model such as ChatGPT, etc.

This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.

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