Department of Justice AI policy
Reviewer rules onlyChecked November 9, 2026
In short
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) prohibits peer reviewers from using AI to review applications. Reviewers may not upload any part of an application into an AI platform or large language model such as ChatGPT.
For reviewers
- OVW peer reviewers may not use AI to review applications or upload any part of an application into an AI platform or large language model such as ChatGPT.[1]
Sources
- [1]Office on Violence Against Women Peer Review Guidelines
Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
“The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to review applications is prohibited. Peer reviewers are not permitted to upload any part of an application into an AI platform or large language model such as ChatGPT, etc.”
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