AI policies differ. Some are about tools that write for you, others cover any AI tool. Esmond is an AI tool that doesn't write for you. If your course doesn't allow any AI tools, don't use Esmond for that work. If you're unsure, ask your instructor or advisor.
Check these places. If they differ, ask your instructor or advisor.
| Your course says | For Esmond |
|---|---|
| No AI tools of any kind. | Don't use Esmond for this work. |
| AI tools only with your instructor's permission. | Ask first, and describe Esmond as an AI tool that gives feedback on your own paper. |
| AI use must be disclosed. | Name Esmond in your disclosure. The wording is below. |
| Text generated by AI is not accepted. | Esmond returns comments and generates no text for your paper. If you are unsure how that rule applies to feedback, ask. |
| Nothing about AI. | Ask your instructor or advisor. A short email gets you an answer and something to point to later. |
No text from Esmond. You get comments next to passages of a paper you already wrote, and questions about it. They say what to look at and why and leave the wording to you. The changes you make afterward are your own.
If your course asks you to list the tools you used, name Esmond. Put it where your course asks for it: a disclosure statement, the acknowledgments or the methods section. If there is a required format, use that. Otherwise you can start from a sentence like this one, and change it so it says what you actually did:
"I used Esmond, an AI feedback tool, to get comments on a draft of this paper. I made all changes myself."
You can also show your report to your instructor, advisor or committee. It lists what Esmond commented on, which makes a question about your AI use easy to answer.
Your instructor, advisor, committee and school. We can't tell you what they allow. Who is behind Esmond? has more on the company, and How Esmond works says what happens to your file.
Yes. Esmond is evaluative AI: it uses AI to read your paper and comment on it. If your course restricts AI tools in general, that includes Esmond.
If your course asks for it, yes. If it doesn't, telling your advisor is still an easy way to avoid doubt later.
No. Esmond doesn't comment on your school's rules. Check your course materials or ask your instructor.
Esmond is not taking orders on this site yet.