When does an audience need to know that AI helped create the work?
Correcting a typo, generating an illustration, and drafting an argument are different kinds of assistance. Whether disclosure is required depends on the setting: ACM’s 2026 conference policy provides one concrete example. A separate question is what the audience needs to know to judge authorship, evidence, and responsibility fairly.
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- What would a useful disclosure say about the assistance, beyond naming a tool?
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- ACM SIGCSE Virtual 2026Policies on Generative AI, LLMs, and Related Tools
Provides a concrete disclosure rule for one publication setting, useful for separating a policy requirement from a wider ethical argument.
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