Analysing AI guidelines to critically enquiry AI adoption in software development

SSI Collaboration Workshops 2026 | 29th April 2026

Carlos Cámara-Menoyo

Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (University of Warwick)

Analysing AI guidelines to critically enquiry AI adoption in software development

While we wait…

Action

1. Take a sit in the table with the topic that is more relevant to you (or closer):

   • AI for coding in Research
   • AI for teaching coding
   • AI for learning about coding

2. Introduce yourselves to the other members of the table

AI disclosure

No AI whatsoever was used in the creation of this presentation or their supporting materials.

You can open the collaborative notes, but no need to do anything else for now

Dr. Carlos Cámara-Menoyo

Senior Research Software Engineer

Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies

University of Warwick

SSI Fellow 2026

carlos.camara@warwick.ac.uk

@ccamara.scholar.social

@ccamara.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy

Although technology has been an important part of most of my life, I’m not interested in technology as an artifact, but in the people who make them and the values and world views that are produced and reproduced in their creation.

This understanding of technology has made me focus on two main aspects:

The first one is the communities that govern and produce technologies.

The second one is a critical understanding of tech. I tend to enquiry about why, how and where is it made, who is it made for or the consequences of their make.

My stance on AI

I’m concerned with how HE/Academia is acritically replicating trends and discourses in private sector in relation to AI adoption, without addressing conflicts between the way this technology works and the pillars upon academic knowledge and excellence should be built upon.

That led me to propose this session!

Today’s plans

Aim: address the following question:

How are HE organisations adopting AI?

…while testing a framework to analyse AI policies.

Spoiler alert

Code does not seem to be concerning univeristies!

Use this as an opportunity to reflect on the gaps and think about how would we want to incorporate it.

Workshop’s overview

• Introduction 5’
• Policies analysis (think, pair and share)
  • Read (individual) (5’)
  • Descriptive analysis (15’)
  • Reflexive analysis (15’)
  • Share (spokesperson) (2’ per group)
• Call to action/Announcements (5’)

Action

• Designate a note taker and a spokesperson
• Write notes in the hackmd document
• Pick a policy you want to read from

Now, enough of me and let’s talk about what we are going to do today

Reading (individual task)

1. Individually, pick one policy from https://bit.ly/48JYWK3
2. Individually, read/skim one of the policies, paying attention to these questions:
   • How is AI presented?
   • Is it trying to prevent/protect something?
   • Is it trying to encourage something?
   • What are the allowed uses of AI?
   • Any disallowed uses of AI?
   • Any technologies mentioned?
   • How is coding mentioned?

Descriptive analysis (group)

Prompts for discussion with your table and take notes in the md:

• How is AI presented? (tool, revolution, demand…)
• Is it trying to prevent/protect something? (academic integrity, plagiarism, Intellectual Property…)
• Is it trying to encourage something? (critical use of ai, …)
• What are the allowed uses of AI? (grammar, translation, validation…)
• Any disallowed uses of AI? (generating text, coding…)
• Any technologies mentioned? (LLMs, ChatGPT,…)
• How is coding mentioned?

Important

There’s no need to address all the questions now! Choose the ones that are more relevant.

Write notes in the hackmd notebook!

Reflective analysis (group)

1. Discuss with your table and take notes in the md. Guiding prompts:

• What’s the general tone of the AI? (uncertainty, hope, unavoidabilty, enthusiastic, critic)
• What stands out from these policies?
• What is missing from the policies? (e.g. coding)
• What is unclear?
• What would you want to see more of? And less of?
• How should coding be incorporated in policies?

2. Write down 2-3 key takeaway points that will be shared with the rest of the groups

Important

Write notes in the hackmd notebook!

Share

1. Each group’s spokesperson to share the 2-3 key takeaways

Next actions

Join the exclusive community!

https://github.com/CriticAI-HE | Matrix Space | criticai-he.github.io/

If any of these questions resonate with you, you’re likely to belong here!

• Are you a member of a University, Research centre or HE?
• Are you concerned with the way AI is being implemented in HE amd how can it impact our work (e.g. how we research and teach), how students learn, or the future of universities?
• Do you feel isolated when you flag your concerns?
• Do you want your voice made heard?
• Do you want to work together with others to influence decision-making processes in HE in relation to AI usage?

Join (and shape!) the community by introducing yourselves, proposing ideas (or giving feedback to existing ones) or simply discussing and sharing your thoughts.

Save the date!

First online meeting: What is concerning you about AI?

15th May 14:00 to 15:00, Teams

+info (and expression of interest): https://criticai-he.github.io/posts/2026-04-27-what-s-troubling-you/

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