ACM
• AI: ACM Policy on Authorship, Criteria for Authorship
– https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/new-acm-policy-on-authorship
– “Generative AI tools and technologies, such as ChatGPT, may not be listed as authors of an ACM published
Work. The use of generative AI tools and technologies to create content is permitted but must be fully
disclosed in the Work.”
– “For example, the authors could include the following statement in the Acknowledgements section of the
Work: ChatGPT was utilized to generate sections of this Work, including text, tables, graphs, code, data,
citations, etc.). “
– “If you are uncertain about the need to disclose the use of a particular tool, err on the side of caution, and
include a disclosure in the acknowledgements section of the Work.”
• AI: FAQ
– https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/frequently-asked-questions
– “Whether disclosure in your published ACM Work is necessary depends on how you utilize these tools. The
following guidelines should be followed when determining whether and to what extent disclosure must be
provided in your Work. …”
• Authorship: ACM Policy on Authorship, Criteria for Authorship
– “They are an identifiable human being. Anonymous authorship is not permitted, although pseudonyms
and/or pen names are permitted provided accurate contact information is given to ACM. ACM does not
currently permit collective authorship.”
– “They have made substantial intellectual contributions to some components of the original Work described
in the manuscript, such as contributing to the conception, design, and analysis of the study reported on in
the Work and participating in the drafting and/or revision of the manuscript.”
– “They take full responsibility for all content in the published Works.” 4
Hironori Washizaki (IEEE-CS President-Elect 2024 candidate), Sep 2023, “Guidelines for Use of Generative AI and Authorship”