Publication and collaboration anomalies in academic papers originating from a paper mill: Evidence from a Russia-based paper mill

https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/2023/09/04/publication-and-collaboration-anomalies-in-academic-papers-originating-from-a-paper-mill-evidence-from-a-russia-based-paper-mill/

#AcademicMisconduct #AnnaAbalkina #ghostwriting #PredatoryJournals #PredatoryPublishing #ResearchMisconduct #Russia #ScholarlyPublishing #ScientificCommunication

@erik_kwakkel Not satisfied with plagiarising, this academic doubled-down by using an invented staff member to field the complaint. Several people say they have made her university's Research Integrity office aware, so hopefully they'll investigate. #PublicationEthics #UniversityOfZurich #CarlaRossi #Plagiarism #AcademicPublishing #AcademicMisconduct #MedievalMastodon

@gewure

> If a paper is Excellent and not plagiated, why should it be a problem?

Well, I'd say for any science paper it's really unlikely at the moment that an AI generated text would be anything better than a pass mark (missing originality and lack of critical thinking) anyhow.

But while not "plagiarised" it would still be #academicMisconduct (not the student's own work).

@gewure

cont'd

Using it in ways like you would, e.g., Google: as the starting point for their own work and learning, is also OK.

But I did recommend that in my text, as well.

Using the texts as they are, however, is severe #academicMisconduct.

@gewure

Our #academicMisconduct (and most others) guidelines include terms like "your own work", etc., in most contexts of the coursework guidelines.

The output from #AI tools, as well as the output from essay mills, is not the student's own work, so falls foul of academic conduct.

Your comparison to Google and spellcheckers is flawed. Google is a research tool and I recommended the use of AI grammar tools.

I didn't say "plagiarism" which the AI's texts are not.

After playing around with #gpt for a while I have decided to write a warning to my students:

https://ts-cubed.github.io/roam/20221206182426-using_ai_for_coursework.html

#academicMisconduct

So my conclusion on #GPT #GPTChat is:

It can write texts that an average first year student would most likely believe, if I put them in my lecture notes.

It cannot, however, write texts that would make a first year student pass my aerodynamics coursework.

#AI #AcademicMisconduct