Pitcher’s Name
Sample
A. Working Title
Plagiarism with ChatBots in Education: Revisiting Ethical Concepts
in the Artificial Intelligence era
B. Preliminary
question
How problematic has 'plagiarism' via AI become
and how can this ‘plagiarism’ be addressed?
C. Key Papers
Category
Language
Education
Date
16/02/2025
1. Macnamara, B. N., Berber, I., Çavuşoğlu, M. C., Krupinski, E.
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A., Nallapareddy, N., Nelson, N. E., ... & Ray, S. (2024). Does
using artificial intelligence assistance accelerate skill
decay and hinder skill development without performers’
awareness?. Cognitive Research: Principles and
Implications, 9(1), 46.
Zhang, S., Zhao, X., Zhou, T., & Kim, J. H. (2024). Do you
have AI dependency? The roles of academic self-efficacy,
academic stress, and performance expectations on
problematic AI usage behavior. International Journal of
Educational Technology in Higher Education, 21(1), 34.
Blauth, T. F., Gstrein, O. J., & Zwitter, A. (2022). Artificial
intelligence crime: An overview of malicious use and abuse
of AI. Ieee Access, 10, 77110-77122.
Makridakis, S. (2017). The forthcoming Artificial Intelligence
(AI) revolution: Its impact on society and firms. Futures,
90, 46-60.
Park, C. (2017). In other (people's) words: plagiarism by
university students—literature and lessons. Academic
ethics, 525-542.
Lee, D., Arnold, M., Srivastava, A., Plastow, K., Strelan, P.,
Ploeckl, F., ... & Palmer, E. (2024). The impact of generative
AI on higher education learning and teaching: A study of
educators’ perspectives. Computers and Education:
Artificial Intelligence, 6, 100221.
Dien, J. (2023). Generative artificial intelligence as a
plagiarism problem. Biological Psychology, 181, 108621.
D. Motivation/Puzzle Within the last few decades, AI has risen as a useful and
accessible resource across the globe. As it is still in early stages
of development, most of them are free of cost, which explains
part of its popularity. As a matter of fact, in recent years, AI has
proven its use in academics as an increasing number of
undergraduate students are beginning to rely on AI as a
searching tool for knowledge and information.
Nevertheless, there have been rising concerns in regards to the
potential for abuse of AI. These concerns range from the
potential for plagiarism. Consequently, this has led to the
growing concerns on the dependence of AI, shifting it into more
than a tool, which could result in major issues.
The group aims to explore negative impacts of AI on cognitive
skills to gain knowledge and figure out effective methods to limit
the over-reliance on AI in academic environments. In order to
achieve these goals, it is essential to understand what adverse
consequences of plagiarism are and how to tackle this problem.
The purpose of this study is to provide answers for the issues
listed above.
E. Ideas
This study concentrates on resolving two related problems:
In the age of advanced AI technologies, why is plagiarism
becoming a growing issue?
The capabilities to think critically and assess information may
weaken if scholars constantly rely on AI tools to find answers and
use them as they’re their own ideas. As a result, their knowledge
might gradually become superficial and they tend to be utterly
convinced by the outcomes of AI without verifying their
authenticity.
Then what is the optimal solution given for this issue?
AI should be considered as an augmentation, not a replacement.
Encourage its usage to enhance our capabilities to work out
information and problems, not relying on it for a solution. People
also need to take into transparency and accountability that
would reduce our subjugation towards AI as a whole. As people
should be handling problem solving and consideration, not AI.
F. Data
G. Tools
The survey was done online and recorded using Google form and
delivered to schools and universities through social media
(Facebook and Zalo).
The interview is best suited for adults and can be conducted in
parks, coffee shops, shopping centers and public areas where
people are more relaxed and willing to participate.
We prioritize brief formats which are mainly yes/no and multiplechoice questions.
Additionally, the online survey was designed to collect data from
highschoolers (at least 100 people) in public places without
collecting their personal information.
H. What’s new
This study can provide:
1. An understanding on how AI became increasingly popular and
caused people to seek it as an alternative method to work out
their problem instead of working the problem themselves.
2. A profound insight into the educational concept of plagiarism
and its unprecedented impacts in an educational context.
3. A discussion on possible and practical methods to mitigate the
adverse effects of AI, ensuring that it remains a supportive tool
rather than a substitute for human intelligence.
I. So what?
J. Contribution
The study can:
- Somewhat mitigate the problem of AI overuse and
potential exploitation of the AI itself.
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Assist others in understanding of plagiarism and
identifying practical ways to prevent them.
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How to recognize and identify plagiarism in writing, articles
and papers (mainly in educational context)
Understanding the negative impacts of AI dependency thoroughly
enables individuals to be more mindful of unreliable information
and make informed decisions.
This study can offer valuable information to assist everyone to
reflect on their true purposes in the application of AI. Besides, it
provides society with greater awareness and effective methods
to diminish adverse consequences of AI misuse.
K. Other
Considerations
Target journal: Journal of Research for Fun or similar ones.
Ethics: All surveys are anonymous and confidential. No personal
information is recorded.
Risk assessment:
● No result: Low. Call for surveys will be sent to over 500
members, thus the risk of no result is low. Alternative plan:
Conduct the survey in other areas or platforms for
additional data and send out useful documents in return.
● Competitor: Moderate. There are similar academic groups
in Vietnam. Alternative plan: Expand the scale of the
survey.
Collaboration:
● Idea: Research groups from other universities.
● Data: Desirable. Survey data from other academic groups
are useful.
● Tools: None. Free tools (Google Form, Microsoft Excel, and
Microsoft Word) are employed for conducting surveys and
analyzing data.