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Participant exercises use a public-domain dataset and U-M's own AI services.- ICPSR policy on the use of large language models: https:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/sites\/icpsr\/about\/policies\/large-language-models-and-ai\n- ICPSR redistribution policy: https:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/sites\/icpsr\/about\/policies\/redistribution\n- Using AI with MIDUS, NSHAP, Add Health and other NACDA-hosted data: https:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/sites\/icpsr\/news\/using-ai-with-midus-nshap-add-health-and-other-nacda-hosted-data\n- U-M guidance on AI and U-M data: https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-the-u\/safely-use-sensitive-data\/AI-and-UM-Data\n- U-M generative AI services: https:\/\/genai.umich.edu\/\n- ACS PUMS documentation: https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs\/microdata\/documentation.htmlPossible hands-on activities:- Determine which tier of AI tool you may use with a dataset you are currently working with, and where to check\n- Translate a cryptic codebook into plain language, with the model flagging what it cannot determine instead of guessing\n- Extract documentation into a structured format that records, field by field, what the model could not determine from the documentation alone\n- Generate a fitness-for-purpose checklist against your own research question, and draft specific questions to send a data provider\nBefore the session:1. 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