The Office of the Vice-Rector for Graduate Studies (PRPG) at Unicamp published the Circular Letter PRPG No. 001/2026, reinforcing the university's commitment to academic integrity, transparency, and ethics in the use of new technologies in scientific research.
In accordance with the Deliberação CONSU-A-005/2026Undergraduate theses, master's dissertations, and doctoral theses that utilize Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools must include a mandatory component. IAG Usage StatementUntil this functionality is integrated into the Academic System, the statement issued according to the official template must be attached to the body of the submitted final work.
What should be included in the declaration:
- Supported activities: The specification states that the use is strictly auxiliary (such as grammar checking, performing statistical procedures, or assisting in code generation) and should be under human supervision.
- Tools used: Clear identification of the tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) and their respective versions and purposes.
- Copyright responsibility: Confirmation that the responsibility for the content, accuracy, and conclusions rests entirely with the student and the advisor. IAG tools are not recognized as co-authors.
O model Full guidelines can be found directly in the official document issued by PRPG.
