UCD's College of Arts and Humanities labels each assignment red, amber or green for generative AI. Here is what that system says (checked October 2026), what it covers, and what to check before you use any AI tool.
See how Esmond worksOn its Traffic Light System page, the College of Arts and Humanities explains that each assignment is marked with a colour. Red means "you must not use generative AI in this assignment for any purpose". Amber allows use "for certain purposes only under the guidance of your module coordinator". Green allows wider use.
Where AI use is permitted, the page says "your module coordinator will provide guidelines on how you should acknowledge" it.
This system is published by the College of Arts and Humanities. If you study in another UCD college, look at your own module and programme information, and ask your module coordinator or supervisor if the colour or the rule for your dissertation is unclear.
Esmond evaluates; it does not write. You upload your own draft and get comments in the margin plus a report that shows where your argument, method or use of sources is weaker, and why. It does not write or rewrite your text: it points to the weak spot and gives a direction for revising it. Where a comment includes an example, it illustrates a principle; the sentence you submit is one you write yourself.
UCD has no connection with Esmond and has not endorsed it. Be straight with yourself: Esmond works with language models, so using it is a form of AI use. Rules on AI differ per university, programme, module and assignment. Check your module or programme handbook before you upload, and if it is unclear, ask your supervisor or module coordinator and declare the use if your institution asks you to.
This page summarises what the institution publishes, with links to the source. It is not legal advice and not a ruling on your assignment: what your programme, module or supervisor sets always comes first.
Red means no generative AI for any purpose in that assignment. Esmond uses language models, so treat it as AI and do not use it for that work unless your module coordinator tells you otherwise.
No. Esmond is independent. UCD has no connection with Esmond and has not endorsed it.
Official page, checked October 2026. Read the full text at the source.
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