Artificial Intelligence poses significant challenges and/or concerns to those interested in maintaining and upholding Academic Honesty at Niagara College. Academic Honesty means acting in an honest and trustworthy manner in all aspects of one's academic career, and, more specifically, refraining from engaging in any form of academic dishonesty to obtain any type of academic advantage or credit (Niagara College, 2019). Therefore, the use of a work derived from Artificial Intelligence, without acknowledgement and/or proper citation, could be considered an academically dishonest act at Niagara College. Generative AI such as ChatGPT should only be used when permission has been given by your professor to do so, and you should always cite the portions of your finished product or project that were taken from Artificial Intelligence according to the citation style you have been assigned.
Niagara College Statement on Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence.
Even when using Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, with the permission of your professor, there are ethical questions to consider. Generative AI, while powerful, is not without its drawbacks. Here are some key limitations to consider:
It's essential to be aware of these limitations and use generative AI critically, verifying information from reliable sources and considering the potential biases in the outputs.