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ERA Living Guidelines on generative AI in research

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Law & policy information
Name
Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research[1]
Jurisdiction
European Research Area[2]
Instrument type
Nonbinding research guidance[1]
Bill / legal citation
ERA Forum stakeholders’ document, fourth edition[1]
Legislative or adoption status
Published October 15, 2026; update announced October 16[1][2]
Effective dates
No new statutory commencement date[1]
Last source verification
October 19, 2026; full fourth-edition PDF and public RAISE charter[1][3]

Status

The European Commission and ERA Forum developed these recommendations for researchers, research organisations and funders. The fourth edition identifies October 15, 2026 as its publication date; the Commission published its update announcement on October 16.[2] The guidelines are nonbinding and do not replace legislation or applicable institutional and funder rules.[1]

Research integrity and oversight

Researchers retain responsibility for AI-assisted work. The recommendations call for verification, checkpoints for agents’ consequential decisions, disclosure of substantial AI use, and protection of confidential material and personal data. Records should support reproducibility where needed.[1]

Reviewers should retain scientific judgement and use AI only for permitted supporting tasks. Institutions should provide training, track AI use and govern secure tools. Funders should explain permitted evaluation uses, protect confidentiality and address hidden prompts.[1]

The separate RAISE AI in Science Enablers initiative launched in Dublin on October 15, 2026. Its public charter describes voluntary contributions of computing, models, data, software and expertise, with responsible-AI and legal/ethical principles. Individual organisations set out their concrete pledges separately; these are resource commitments rather than the research guidelines themselves.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 European Commission / ERA Forum, Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research, fourth edition, October 2026, printed pp.4–16; complete 24-page PDF reviewed October 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 European Commission, update announcement, October 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 European Commission, RAISE AI in Science Enablers initiative, participation information and charter, full page reviewed October 19, 2026.
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