Epistemological Dilemma
Abdalellah Omer Mohmmed, Abdelmoniem El-Mardi, Muhammad Wajid Saleem, Eltaib Ganawa · Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability · 2024
The recent advancement in sophisticated AI technologies in numerous sectors, including education and research, poses several challenges. The utilization of AI chatbot systems, particularly ChatGPT, has become increasingly prevalent and exhibits heightened capabilities in various aspects. However, ChatGPT poses various challenges to the conventional educational and research framework such as the potential for academic dishonesty. Consequently, Plagiarism has emerged as a pressing issue in academic writing and publishing, prompting the creation of numerous plagiarism-detection mechanisms. Thus, this chapter explores the challenges of plagiarism in the AI-empowered era by examining several written essays from the fields of engineering and medicine. The plagiarism in these essays was assessed using various free AI plagiarism-detection tools. The outcomes demonstrated different similarity levels for the same content, which may confuse educators during the assessment process. It delves into the potential measures that academic institutions can implement to preserve academic integrity.