AIAS Level 3
The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) provides clear guidelines across five levels, ranging from no AI use to full AI integration, so students know exactly what is expected of them in each assessment. This structure ensures that students use AI ethically and effectively to support their learning while maintaining academic integrity. This page provides guidance on Level 3: AI Collaboration.
Level 3: AI Collaboration
‘AI may be used to help complete the task, including idea generation, drafting, feedback, and refinement. Students should critically evaluate and modify the AI suggested outputs, demonstrating their understanding.’
You may use AI to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any AI-generated content you use.
Students can think of it as
“AI can help me revise and edit my drafts of assessments, mostly for clarity and structure, but I don’t just accept what it gives me. I read it carefully, and decide what’s useful and what isn’t, while considering what the final product looks like. I also include my thought processes. The final work still sounds like me.”
What’s allowed?
- GenAI use up to and including AIAS Level 2
- Students may use AI to reword, e.g., for grammar, tone and clarity.
- Students can include some AI-generated content if used as above.
What’s required?
- Students need to provide reflective commentary on how GenAI-output was used, questioned, and edited. This could include:
- a log of student prompts to the GenAI where evaluation/refined prompting provides insight into students’ critical thinking, i.e., with respect to AI accuracy, bias, etc.
- a short paragraph explaining AI-use and evaluation.
What’s not allowed?
- Fully AI-written final products
- No reflection on AI use
- Automated referencing or citation generation without verification by the student: If used, these must be checked manually for accuracy.
Why/Rationale
This supports metacognition and writing development through critical engagement with AI. It also fosters authentic student voice through critique and revision.
Examples
Lab Reports
Students draft their report based on experimental results, then use GenAI to flag unclear sections or awkward phrasing. They evaluate AI suggestions, choose which edits to accept/reject, and explain their reasoning in a short reflective note.
Essays & Written Pieces
Students write an initial draft, use GenAI to suggest improvements to structure and style, then review the AI suggestions. Final versions must reflect the student’s own voice. A brief reflection outlines how AI was used and what was accepted, adapted, or rejected.
Presentations
Students develop a script and slides, then use GenAI to check things like tone, grammar, and clarity. They consider AI recommendations and make changes only where helpful. The final presentation is student-curated and includes a short explanation of how AI supported their process.
Other Projects
For tasks like blog posts, marketing leaflets, or short stories, students may use GenAI to refine wording or layout suggestions. They must critique the changes, keep only what aligns with their goals, and submit a short paragraph describing their decision-making process.
What is GenAI?
GenAI is technology that can create new content like text, images, or code, based on patterns it has learned from large amounts of data. GenAI technology includes tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude. These are also called Large Language Models (LLMs) and provide chat-like services to users, in the style of a conversation. There are other tools which students might use, like those which convert text-to-images (e.g. Midjourney, DALLE) and those which convert text-to-video (e.g. Sora, Veo 3).