Harvard University — Guidelines for Using ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools at Harvard (Office of the Provost)
8/12Calibrated Authority
“You are responsible for any content that you produce or publish that includes AI-generated material: AI-generated content can be inaccurate, misleading, or entirely fabricated (sometimes called “hallucinations”), or may contain copyrighted material. Review your AI-generated content before publication.”— Harvard University, Office of the Provost, 'Guidelines for Using ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools at Harvard' (Garber, Weenick, Jelinkova), Initial guidelines for use of generative AI tools · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
1
D2
Human authorship & accountability
2
D3
Disclosure & labeling
1
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
1
D5
Human validation in loop
2
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
1
Posture BalancedBoundary fit · partiallyTrust-logic Both-splitUpdated 2026-08-23 · rev 3
Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — Harvard University — Guidelines for Using ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools at Harvard (Office of the Provost). https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/harvard Quote: “You are responsible for any content that you produce or publish that includes AI-generated material: AI-generated content can be inaccurate, misleading, or entirely fabricated (sometimes called “hallucinations”), or may contain copyrighted material. Review your AI-generated content before publication.” Source: https://provost.harvard.edu/guidelines-using-chatgpt-and-other-generative-ai-tools-harvard