Mitacs AI policy

For applicants

• Mitacs expects anyone who uses generative AI to develop, write, edit, or improve a proposal to familiarize themselves with the FASTER principles (Fair, Accountable, Secure, Transparent, Educated, Relevant) and apply them when preparing the proposal.[1]
• Avoid entering confidential or proprietary information into generative AI systems, since they cannot guarantee security or privacy.[1]
• Applicants are ultimately responsible and accountable for the content they submit, including the accuracy of all information and the originality and novelty of the project.[1]

For reviewers

• Reviewers are prohibited from entering content from Mitacs proposals into generative AI systems.[1]

Sources

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   Mitacs's Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Proposal Development and Review

   Mitacs

   “Mitacs expects all project participants who use generative AI to develop, write, edit, or improve a proposal for Mitacs funding to familiarize themselves with the FASTER principles of AI (i.e., Fair, Accountable, Secure, Transparent, Educated, Relevant), as adopted by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (see Appendix A) and to incorporate them appropriately when preparing their proposal.”

   “Avoid inputting confidential/proprietary information in generative AI systems, considering that these platforms cannot guarantee security or privacy and therefore present a potential risk of data breaches or leaks.”

   “Applicants to Mitacs programs are ultimately responsible and accountable for the content of proposals they submit to Mitacs, including ensuring the accuracy of all information included in the submission and the originality and novelty of the presented project.”

   “As such, reviewers are prohibited from inputting content from Mitacs proposals into generative AI systems.”