Hong Kong Research Grants Council AI policy

For applicants

• General Research Fund and Early Career Scheme applicants are required to disclose, where applicable, their use of AI, including the models, systems, or tools used, the purpose, and how and to what extent AI was used.[1]
• Theme-based Research Scheme applicants must disclose, where applicable, AI use for all purposes in preparing the proposal, and make sure the proposal complies with their university's AI policies.[2]
• TRS applicants are reminded to review, verify, and validate AI-generated content, and they take full responsibility for the integrity, accuracy, originality, and intellectual content of all AI-generated content in the proposal and funded research.[2]

Sources

1. [1]

   The call letter for the General Research Fund (GRF ...

   Hong Kong Research Grants Council

   “Declaration on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) : applicants are required to disclose, where applicable, on the usage of AI including but not limited to the models / systems / tools being / to be used, purpose of usage, how and the extent of such AI usage.”

2. [2]

   Call for Preliminary Proposals

   Hong Kong Research Grants Council

   “It is the responsibility of the applicants to disclose, where applicable, the usage of AI models / systems / tools for all purposes in preparing the proposal, and to ensure that the submitted proposal complies with the relevant institutional policies of his / her university.”

   “Applicants are reminded to review, verify and validate AI generated content, and they assume full responsibility for the scholarly and scientific integrity, accuracy, originality and intellectual content of all AI-generated content in the proposal and research work if funded.”