AP Art and Design Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence Policy Guide Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards defining plagiarism terms, artificial intelligence policies, portfolio guidelines, and glossary definitions from the AP Art and Design Policy Guide.

AP Art and Design Student Artistic Integrity Agreement

An agreement every student must sign before submitting their portfolio, stating that work submitted as final must be an entirely original creation, made by the student, and reflecting their own unique vision.

Plagiarism in AP Art and Design

Submitting preexisting works that are not appropriately cited, submitting preexisting works that are insufficiently transformed even if cited, or engaging in unauthorized assistance or misrepresentation of work.

Transformation

A meaningful change created through the student's own processes and decisions that demonstrates clear evidence of authorship and results in a clearly new outcome.

AI-Generated Content

Media or visual content produced by artificial intelligence systems using prompts, data inputs, or algorithmic processes rather than direct human creation.

Generative AI

Predictive technology that produces new content across media formats, including text, charts, images, audio, and video.

Non-Generative AI

Tools that do not create new visual content, but assist students in developing, editing, or revising student-authored work through functions such as layering, mark-making, lighting adjustment, color correction, and selection.

Process Documentation

Evidence of development used to demonstrate authorship over time, which may include sketches, drafts, studies, annotations, layers, screenshots, testing of materials or techniques, and records of artistic decisions.

Student Authored

Created through a student's own decisions, actions, and processes. All final submitted work in the portfolio must be student authored.

Synthesis

The integration of materials, processes, and ideas as demonstrated through intentional student decisions and manipulation into a unified result.

Enhancement

Adjustments that refine student-created work without generating new content.

Final Work

The completed work submitted for evaluation that must be entirely student authored.

Fresh Perspective

A new or original interpretation of ideas, materials, or sources achieved through a student's own processes and decisions.

Ideation

Development of ideas through exploration and experimentation.

Interpretation

The perceived meaning of an artwork.

Major Visual Component

A dominant element that significantly contributes to a work's composition.

Observable

Able to be clearly seen or recognized.

Preexisting Source Material

Images or content created prior to the student's work and used as a reference, including AI-generated content, public domain material, and free-use or stock photos.

Processes

The actions and decisions used to develop and create works of art and design.

Source

The origin of reference material.

Sustained Investigation AI Policy

Policy permitting generative AI imagery during research, ideation, practice, experimentation, or revision as reference or supporting evidence, provided it is cited and clearly identified as not student created.

Selected Works AI Policy

Policy requiring all final submitted work to be fully student authored, where generative AI may support early-stage research or ideation but cannot contribute to final visual content or replace student artistic skill.

Digital or Analog Collage

The practice of combining multiple images or materials into a single composition.

Fan Art

Artwork based on characters, figures, or imagery from known sources, such as films, video games, comics, or popular media.

Copies of Master Artwork

Artwork that reproduces or is based on well-known original works by established artists.

Reference Images

Photographs or other visual materials used to inform the development of a work.

Tutorial Samples

Artwork created by following step-by-step instructions from a tutorial, guide, or software demonstration.

Derivative Work

Artwork that reproduces or is closely based on existing work.

Free-Use or Stock Images

Images obtained from publicly available, licensed, or free-use sources.