In short
HEI asks applicants to disclose AI use when developing a proposal. The disclosure covers which tools were used, which tasks they assisted, and how and to what extent they were used. Each proposal must include a statement declaring any use of generative AI. Reviewers may not upload proposals into AI tools. They also may not use AI to analyze, summarize, or evaluate proposal materials.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
For applicants
- HEI requires applicants to disclose AI use at the proposal development stage. Examples of what to disclose are the tools used, the tasks they assisted (research, data analysis, editing, formatting, or improving the clarity of the writing), and how and to what extent the tools were used. [1]
- Applicants must declare any use of generative AI in preparing a proposal. They do this by including a statement in the submitted proposal. [2]
For reviewers
- HEI prohibits reviewers from uploading proposals, drafts, or reviews of HEI reports into AI tools. Reviewers also may not use AI tools to analyze, summarize, or evaluate proposal materials. HEI states that doing so can compromise confidentiality and intellectual property protections. [1]
Sources
HEI Guidelines and Policy for Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools (opens in a new tab)
HEI requires disclosure, for example, of which tools were used, which tasks (i.e., research, data analysis, editing, formatting, or improving clarity of the writing) were AI-assisted, and how and to what extent the tools were used at the proposal development stage.
Reviewers are prohibited from uploading proposals, drafts, or reviews of HEI reports into AI tools or using AI tools to analyze, summarize, or evaluate proposal materials, as doing so can compromise confidentiality and intellectual property protections
Instructions and Forms (opens in a new tab)
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in proposal preparation by including a statement in the submitted proposal.
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