AI in Higher Education
AI Principles at the University of Potsdam
Critical Engagement Instead of Exclusion
Generative AI—with all its benefits and risks—should be an integral part of teaching. While it presents challenges, its potential clearly outweighs them. Used thoughtfully, generative AI opens up new possibilities for learning, teaching, and research.
Building Future Skills
The University of Potsdam actively encourages students, instructors, and researchers to explore, understand, and critically use AI tools. This approach helps develop essential future skills while fostering a clear awareness of both the possibilities and the limitations of these technologies.
Scientific Responsibility
As a research institution, the University of Potsdam is committed to the principles of good scientific practice. Accordingly, the use of AI tools is addressed across teaching and research—for example, in questions of authorship, emerging research methods, and the ethical implications of AI-supported work.
Source: Position paper of the University of Potsdam, “AI in University Teaching”
Table of Contents
What is generative AI?
Teaching Safely with GPT.UP
GPT.UP is available to all members of the University of Potsdam. Its use ensures that . . .
- AI providers do not process any personal data of students (login data, metadata).
- student data is only processed for the (teaching) purposes specified by the UP.
General rules: What do I need to know?
Link to GPT.UP
Key Challenges
- The UHH collects additional content on its website—articles, videos, podcasts, and interviews—for instructors and students to help them better understand the side effects and challenges of AI in their studies and beyond.
Assessment and Grading
- In the age of AI, how can assessment and grading be carried out in a way that is both didactically meaningful and legally compliant? The e-assessment team provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on this topic on its (German-language) website.