Program Policy on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs):

The Environmental Studies Program recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are premised on extraction and theft — of water, land, energy, creativity, and intellectual property. Generative AI and LLMs thus profoundly threaten the fundamental ideals of social and environmental justice. Furthermore, critical thinking is a foundational skill that all liberal arts students should develop, and the use of LLMs may precisely inhibit such critical thought. The Environmental Studies Program’s policy is that students may not use generative AI in class or for assignments except to the extent that the professor has explicitly permitted. ES faculty reserve the right to give zeros for assignments that show unauthorized use of AI.