Generative AI Is My Research and Writing Partner. Should I Disclose It? [Video]

“If I use an AI tool for research or to help me create something, should I cite it in my completed work as a source? How do you properly give attribution to AI tools when you use them?”

—Citation Seeker

Dear Citation,

The straightforward answer is that if you’re using generative AI for research purposes, disclosure is probably not necessary. Yet, attribution is probably required if you use ChatGPT or another AI tool for composition.

Anytime you’re feeling ethically conflicted about disclosing your engagement with AI software, here are two guiding questions I think you should ask yourself: Did I utilize AI for research or composition? And might the recipient of this AI-assisted compositionfeel misled if the tools were revealed to be synthetic instead of organic? Sure, these questions may not map perfectly to every situation, and academics are definitely held to a higher standard when it comes to proper citation, nevertheless …