Deeper Reading: “Ethical Use of Generative AI for Conducting Research”

“Ethical Use of Generative AI for Conducting Research” by Aimee Jones can be found here.

This activity demonstrates how to ethically use two Generative AI tools in the research stage of the writing process. In the last year, AI writing tools, most notably Chat GPT, have generated academic-integrity related concerns for university administrators and instructors. In a study conducted from the Spring to Fall semesters of 2023, half of students reported regular use of GenAI; however, their usage was relatively “unsophisticated,” according to the GenAI in Higher Education Fall 2023 Update (Shaw et al. 4). While AI tools do present academic-integrity concerns, embracing AI ethically and finding ways to negotiate specific spaces for it within the college composition classroom could be very useful for doing some of the more labor-intensive work in the writing process.