AI Usage Policy

Disclosure, author responsibility, and research integrity requirements for the use of AI in submissions.

This policy is part of the Submission Guidelines.

Scope

This policy applies to all conference submissions, including all submission types in the Submission Guidelines:

  • Paper submissions: full papers, short papers, poster papers, and demo papers
  • Abstract submissions: poster-only, demo-only, lightning talk, industry talk, and previously published work submissions
  • Proposal submissions: workshop, special session (frontier session), and panel proposals
  • Associated materials: e-posters, demo videos, presentation videos, audio, software, systems, camera-ready versions, and supplementary materials

For previously published work, see Use of AI in the Previously Published Work Policy.

What to Disclose

Authors must disclose substantive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation, development, analysis, or production of their submissions and associated materials.

Disclosure Categories

The disclosure covers the following categories, as applicable:

  • Idea development and research planning.
  • Coding, programming, and system development.
  • Experimental design, data processing, and analysis.
  • Interpretation of results and data visualization.
  • Writing and text generation: AI tools were used to draft, rewrite, translate, summarize, or substantially edit text. Any AI translation must be disclosed, including translation of the authors’ own writing.
  • Presentation and media generation: AI tools were used to generate or substantially modify slides, posters, images, graphics, illustrations, animations, audio, video, narration, or other presentation materials.
  • Other AI uses not covered by the categories above.

Disclosure Content

Where disclosure is required, authors must briefly describe how AI tools were used and what they contributed. Identifying the specific AI tool(s) used is optional.

Exemptions

Routine spelling and grammar corrections and minor language improvements are exempt from disclosure, provided they do not involve substantive content generation or modification.

No-Disclosure Statement

If no disclosure is required, authors must instead confirm this with the following statement:

AI tools were not used, or were used only for routine spelling and grammar corrections and minor language improvements.

How to Disclose

  • Paper submissions: Include an “AI Usage Disclosure” section.
    • Location: The final section before the References.
    • Contents: The disclosure or, if no disclosure is required, the no-disclosure statement.
    • Page limit: The section counts toward the page limit for the submission type defined in the Submission Guidelines.
    • Detailed disclosure (optional): A brief summary in this section, with a detailed disclosure as a PDF in the supplementary materials, anonymized for Full and Short Papers, which are reviewed double-blind.
  • All other submissions: Complete the AI Usage Disclosure form in the conference submission system, selecting all applicable categories, or, if no disclosure is required, selecting the No AI use option, which confirms the no-disclosure statement.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for:

  • Verification: Reviewing and verifying all AI-assisted outputs.
  • Accuracy and attribution: The accuracy, originality, integrity, and appropriate attribution of all submitted materials.
  • Faithful representation: Ensuring that the final submission accurately represents their work, evidence, methods, and findings.
  • Final approval: All authors must review and approve each version submitted, including the initial submission and any revised versions, and accept responsibility for its content, including research methods, data analyses, software, systems, demonstrations, videos, posters, and supplementary materials.

Unacceptable Practices

Using AI tools is not misconduct in itself, and exempt language edits are never violations. The following practices are unacceptable:

  • Undisclosed substantive AI use: Not disclosing AI use that this policy requires to be disclosed.
  • Substantial unverified AI-generated content: AI-generated content that the authors have not adequately reviewed and verified and that materially compromises the submission’s accuracy, reliability, or integrity, for example:
    • Generic, incoherent, irrelevant, or misleading text.
    • Unsupported or incorrect claims.
    • Content that misrepresents the underlying evidence, methods, or findings.
  • AI-generated fabricated or falsified content: Fabricated or falsified information, data, experimental results, research findings, or references generated by AI tools.

Consequences

Violations are desk-rejected under the Desk Rejection Policy. Serious violations may lead to further sanctions under the Research Integrity Policy, including a ban on future submissions to events organized by the conference organization for up to two years, subject to the procedures and considerations specified in that policy.