Recognizing the importance of academic integrity and ethical considerations, the PNU-BOR, during its second quarter regular meeting last July 2, 2025,  approved the university guidelines, endorsed by the Academic Council, on generative AI-assisted authorship in scholarly, scientific, and creative work. The guidelines apply to academic coursework, research, instructional materials, communication, and documentation across academic and administrative functions in the university that apply to the faculty, students, staff, and affiliated researchers. 

The guidelines recognize that authorship resides primarily with the human contributors but the integration of AI systems can significantly contribute to an output.  Thus, the acknowledgement of machine contribution must indicate the details of its role and the extent of its contribution using an AI Declaration Form.  At the course level, the faculty is authorized to establish contextualized AI policies in their own classrooms which may involve permission or restriction of AI use and defining contexts for AI-allowed tasks.

Also included in the guidelines are the ethical and unethical use of AI, the responsibility and accountability, ethical considerations, legal and copyright implications, along with the sanctions and disciplinary action for violations of the guidelines, and the failure to disclose the AI contribution.

In establishing the guidelines, the university ensures that the integration of AI tools are aligned with the fundamental values of academic integrity as the cornerstone of excellence at PNU, the National Center for Teacher Education.