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University of Hong Kong — Redesigning Assessment Instead of Policing It in the GenAI Era

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In June 2023 HKU's Senate named GenAI a "fifth literacy" and gave every student and staff member free ChatGPT-class access. Rather than deploy AI detectors, which risk false accusations, HKU pushed teachers toward oral exams, presentations and AI-critique tasks.

HK$15.7 million
FITE funding
3,640 10% of 36,400 students
Student users in first 20 days
2,227 17% of 13,100 staff
Staff users in first 20 days
1,276
IT helpdesk chatbot inquiries
8
Universities with shared access
University of Hong Kong — Redesigning Assessment Instead of Policing It in the GenAI Era

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Maturity
Established
Promoter
University of Hong Kong (HKU) / Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre
Period
February 2023–ongoing (Senate policy endorsed June 2023)
Keywords
generative AI policy, assessment redesign, academic integrity, higher education, GenAI literacy

Context

The University of Hong Kong's Senate endorsed a Generative AI policy in June 2023 naming GenAI a "fifth literacy" and giving all students and staff free Azure OpenAI (ChatGPT-class) access from September 2023, funded by HK$15.7 million from the UGC's FITE fund; rather than deploy AI detectors, HKU pushed teachers toward oral exams, presentations and AI-critique tasks.

Results

In the general HKU chatbot's first 20 days, about 10% of HKU's 36,400 students (3,640) and 17% of its 13,100 staff (2,227) used it; a separate IT helpdesk chatbot logged 1,276 inquiries; access was extended to eight Hong Kong universities.

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