In short
The ROSES-2024 Summary of Solicitation says SMD does not prohibit Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT in proposals or award reports. Proposers must cite any content not created by the team, giving the program name, version number, date and time, and how the AI was used. Proposers stay responsible for accuracy and authenticity. The pages have no guidance for reviewers.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
For applicants
- SMD does not prohibit Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, or professional human writers, in preparing proposals or required award reports. SMD discourages unacknowledged content that is not the creative product of the proposal team. [1]
- Any material in a proposal or report that is not the product of the team must be cited in the references section. For AI, give the program name, version number, date and time, and a statement on how the Generative AI was used. [1]
- NASA holds proposers and award recipients responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of their submissions and reports, including content developed with Generative AI. [1]
For reviewers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration has published no rules for reviewers.
Sources
ROSES-2024 Summary of Solicitation (opens in a new tab)
Currently, SMD does not prohibit the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, or professional human writers in the preparation of proposals or required award reports.
In general, though, SMD discourages the unacknowledged inclusion of any content in proposal materials or award reports that is not the creative product of the proposal team.
NASA holds proposers and award recipients responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of their proposal submission and award reports, including content developed with the assistance of Generative AI tools or professional human writers.
Any material contained in proposals or in reports to NASA that is not the product of the team must be cited in the references section, e.g., either the name of the professional writer and a statement describing to which portions of the document they contributed or, if AI is used, the name of the program, version number, the date and time, and a statement on how the Generative AI was used.
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