This OER fills a gap in available, approachable ready-to-implement material. There are many articles about generative AI and LLM-based tools in both the popular and academic press, but most concern only one or two aspects of the tools in depth, or address a number of topics very generally. This OER endeavors to provide one-stop shopping for Canadian post-secondary science instructors who need to know the benefits and cautions of using LLM-based tools in their classes. The sections on bias, privacy and security, intellectual property and copyright, and good pedagogical practices are important lenses through which to examine tools (and strategies to employ them) which are widely promoted but currently poorly understood.
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