GenAI

Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President (Teaching & Learning)

Dear colleagues,

Policy
Our GenAI policy was endorsed by Senate in June 2023. It provides a framework for us to embrace new AI technologies fully and enthusiastically in our courses.

Teachers
When S1 starts on September 2, we’ll provide teachers with unlimited access to OpenAI tools ChatGPT 4o and DALL•E 2. We encourage all teachers to explore the world of GenAI together with their students.

Students
Students will have tokens worth the equivalent of USD1 per month to access any topic they like on ChatGPT 4o and DALL•E 2. Once their allocation of tokens has been exhausted, there will be no further access until the next month.

Assessment
GenAI has implications for assessment. Last year many teachers revised their assessment tasks for a time when all students have access to GenAI tools. If you haven’t yet done this, however, please do take a look at your assessments as a matter of urgency. We need to ensure that what we grade when we receive assignments is actual student work, even when ChatGPT and other GenAI tools are involved. For advice on GenAI and plagiarism, please visit our plagiarism website.

Security
You’ll see from the June 2023 Senate paper that HKU can only ensure stringent data security and privacy protocols within its own GenAI supported and sanctioned tools. Staff and students must be aware that using non-HKU supported AI tools may expose them to inferior security measures. For optimal data protection, strict adherence to HKU GenAI security protocols is essential.

Support
TALIC provides resources and support for all teachers. In September, the HKU AI Clinic will offer rapid response support services. Throughout the academic year, TALIC can be contacted at talic@hku.hk.

Future
Looking ahead, in October we’ll host a series of weekly discussion forums to determine where we plan to go with GenAI at HKU and how best to support teachers and students. I’ll write soon with details.

Best wishes for 2024-25 — Ian

Professor Ian Holliday
VP/T&L

AI Literacy for All – A Toolkits Series

(For HKU staff and students only)

Do you want to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of technology? Our team is offering artificial intelligence (AI)/digital literacy training to help you develop essential skills in AI for teaching and learning. This training will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to be creative and efficient in designing teaching and learning activities.

Diverse tools in the current market are providing great possibilities, and this workshop will focus on the most common AI tools and provide related examples. Not only will this training benefit you, but it will also help students stay at the forefront of innovation. Join us in this opportunity to enhance your skills.

Speakers: Dr Leon Lei, Ms Marie Tao, Ms Yidan Li, Ms Yuyue Wang

(All events: 12:30 – 13:30)

28 April (Fri)      ChatGPT [Hybrid] 5 May (Fri)        ChatGPT
8 May (Mon)     Camtasia (Basic) *
9 May (Tue)      Camtasia (Advanced) *
11 May (Thu)    Notion AI
15 May (Mon)   Prediction through Python ^
19 May (Fri)      Stable Diffusion
23 May (Tue)    Canva AI

* Please indicate if you’re a Mac user or a Windows user in the registration
^ No machine-learning experiences, but basic Python programming experiences, are needed.

For the ChatGPT workshop on 28 April (Fri)
Venue: CYPP3, LG1, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building, Main Campus, HKU or Virtual Venue – via Zoom
Number of seats: 130 for physical, 300 for virtual
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?UEID=87397

For the rest of the workshops
Venue: Virtual Venue – via Zoom
Number of seats: 300 per workshop
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?UEID=87297

All are welcome!

For enquiries, please contact us at enquiry@teli.hku.hk.

ChatGPT via Azure OpenAI Services – Message from VP(T&L)

Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning)

Dear colleagues

We are all aware of the significance of ChatGPT and keen to engage and experiment with it. From April 17 to June 30, 2023, the University will enable HKU staff to access ChatGPT via Azure OpenAI Services on a trial basis. Azure OpenAI Services offers a series of large language models, including GPT-35, Codex, and Embedding. It opens up new opportunities for integration with natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition in Azure Cognitive Services.

During the trial period, usage for HKU staff will be free of charge, though daily limits will apply. Based on the usage pattern in this period, a charging system will be developed for full rollout in the future. Once HKU’s Generative AI Task Force has established a policy and guidelines for student usage, we will also make the platform available to students.

To start using Azure OpenAI Services, please log in at https://chatgpt.hku.hk/. We look forward to receiving your feedback, which can be sent to ithelp@hku.hk.

Best wishes, Ian

Professor Ian Holliday
Vice-President (Teaching and Learning)
The University of Hong Kong