Will ChatGPT get you caught? Rethinking of Plagiarism Detection
Project Overview
The document explores the influence of generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, on the educational landscape, emphasizing its capability to produce academic essays and the resulting concerns about plagiarism. It assesses the originality of AI-generated essays through plagiarism detection tools, revealing significant challenges that educational institutions encounter in combating academic dishonesty. Additionally, the study addresses the ethical implications of integrating AI into academic practices and proposes various strategies for teachers, students, and institutions to navigate these issues responsibly. Overall, the findings highlight the dual-edged nature of generative AI in education, showcasing its potential benefits while underscoring the necessity for effective measures to maintain academic integrity.
Key Applications
ChatGPT for generating academic essays and assisting with assignments
Context: Higher education, specifically for students completing essays and assignments
Implementation: ChatGPT was used to generate essays based on prompts provided by the researchers, which were then analyzed for originality using plagiarism detection software.
Outcomes: The essays generated showed high levels of originality, with many being undetected by traditional plagiarism tools, indicating the potential for misuse in academic settings.
Challenges: The main challenge is the risk of academic dishonesty as students may use AI-generated content to bypass effort in their assignments.
Implementation Barriers
Technological
Plagiarism detection tools are struggling to keep up with the capabilities of AI chatbots, leading to high levels of undetected plagiarism. Institutions should explore using AI tools themselves to verify the originality of content and develop enhanced plagiarism detection methodologies.
Proposed Solutions: The study suggests that institutions should explore using AI tools themselves to verify the originality of content and develop enhanced plagiarism detection methodologies.
Ethical
The convenience of AI for generating essays may encourage students to bypass original work, raising concerns about academic integrity. Educators should create assignments that foster critical thinking and provide guidance on ethical AI usage, emphasizing the importance of academic integrity.
Proposed Solutions: Educators should create assignments that foster critical thinking and provide guidance on ethical AI usage, emphasizing the importance of academic integrity.
Project Team
Mohammad Khalil
Researcher
Erkan Er
Researcher
Contact Information
For information about the paper, please contact the authors.
Authors: Mohammad Khalil, Erkan Er
Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window
Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang
LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
Analysis Provider: Openai