Lab AI Policy | Todd Gureckis

Clear expectations for how every member of our lab should use generative AI tools responsibly, transparently, and in a way that upholds rigorous, reproducible, open science.

Lab AI Policy | Todd Gureckis Lab AI Policy Todd M. Gureckis · March 6, 2026 · 5 minutes to read After a community forum meeting at NYUconcats on the use of AI in science, I drafted this lab AI policy (with the help of AI). Happy to share freely with others, or get feedback and comments. Discuss Copy as Markdown Lab Policy on the Use of Generative AI Tools ​ Generative AI tools — including large language models (LLMs) for writing, coding assistants, and multimodal systems — are powerful additions to the scientific toolkit. Like any powerful tool, they can speed up good science and help catch e

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