From Prohibition to Adoption: How Hong Kong Universities Are Navigating ChatGPT in Academic Workflows

TL;DR

This paper examines how Hong Kong universities transitioned from banning to integrating ChatGPT into academic workflows, emphasizing policy development and ethical considerations to balance innovation and integrity.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of policy shifts and introduces new paradigms for ethical AI integration in higher education.

Findings

Universities moved from banning to adopting ChatGPT in academic work.

Development of AI literacy and responsibility policies.

Implementation of new paradigms for ethical AI use in academia.

Abstract

This paper aims at comparing the time when Hong Kong universities used to ban ChatGPT to the current periods where it has become integrated in the academic processes. Bolted by concerns of integrity and ethical issues in technologies, institutions have adapted by moving towards the center adopting AI literacy and responsibility policies. This study examines new paradigms which have been developed to help implement these positives while preventing negative effects on academia. Keywords: ChatGPT, Academic Integrity, AI Literacy, Ethical AI Use, Generative AI in Education, University Policy, AI Integration in Academia, Higher Education and Technology