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Writing an AI Ethics Policy
How to write an AI ethics policy that people actually use, including AI and academic integrity.
An AI ethics policy fails when it reads like a philosophy essay. It works when it answers the questions people actually have: what can I use, when, and what do I have to check?
Keep it usable
- State approved and prohibited uses in plain language.
- Define a review gate for new or higher-risk uses of AI.
- Point to the owner who can answer edge cases.
Do not forget context
For schools and universities, AI and academic integrity is now a central concern — a good policy covers disclosure, permitted assistance and assessment design, not just data handling.
Where this fits
An AI ethics policy is the human-readable face of your AI governance framework. To formalise the structure behind it, see ISO 42001.