1. The EAGE Student Affairs Committee acknowledges that free Generative AI (GenAI) tools (such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and DALL∙E) that create text and/or images are now widely available, and that their use is now an established part of the geoscience sector. It’s increasingly likely that students will want to, and be expected to, use GenAI in their studies and their future careers.

2. However, the EAGE Student Affairs Committee recognises that there are concerns about how they are being used, especially in academic settings. Therefore, the EAGE Student Affairs Committee has defined some rules about their use when students are developing submissions for the Laurie Dake Challenge, MinusCO2 Challenge, or other student-facing competitions.

3. Students ARE allowed to use GenAI tools only for these specifically defined processes:

i. help them in the researching of a topic.

ii. test and debug of any computer code they produce to undertake the task

iii. structure their submission once they have developed an answer

4. Students ARE NOT allowed to use GenAI tools to:

i. produce the whole of, or any sections of, written, audio, or video material.

5. The EAGE Student Affairs Committee also recognises that, for many students, English is not their native language. Therefore, use of spelling and grammar-checking software tools (e.g. Grammarly) to correct any text is allowed, even though those tools may be powered by an underlying GenAI tool.

6. If students do use any GenAI tools, they must state in their submission which tool(s) were used, and for what components of their submission.

7. By submitting an entry for a competition, students are confirming that they’ve adhered to these rules. If it is found that any of these rules have been violated, the EAGE Education Officers will be informed and they will take appropriate action.

8. The Student Affairs Committee reserves the right to add to, or to change, these specifications for any specific competition.