(11 Jul 2023) Japan this month announced new guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence in schools and universities with a focus on helping teachers and students understand the characteristics of the technology, while imposing some limits due to fear of copyright infringement, personal information leaks and plagiarism.
Students must comprehend the characteristics of AI before they use it, according to the guidelines which explicitly state that passing off reports, essays or other works produced by AI as one’s own is inappropriate.
The government guidelines, which are being described as ‘provisional’, are expected to set-off a flurry of activity using AI in higher education starting with increasing AI literacy among teachers. The guidelines are also aimed at reducing workloads by streamlining administrative tasks and improving teaching practices.
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