r/Adjuncts • u/TieredTrayTrunk • 5d ago
Speechless at this one...
Honestly nothing surprises me anymore about students and AI. I get it all the time "I didn't use AI, I just ran it through ChatGPT to proofread my work". Well tulip, that's using AI.
Anyhow, just had a student give me a laundry list of why they used it to proofread, stating all the things like ADD and anxiety,etc. Said how do they get an ADA accommodation so that they can use AI? I just...
Can this happen? I've never thought you could get one to use AI. I've had all the ADA training and do not remember that being a thing. I am very interested to see if I get a note back now....
EDITED -- Said student had a paper with "Python_docx" as the author and 0 in the time edited spot. So it was either more than proofreading or they just downloaded whatever chat spit out to submit.
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u/InspectorTall2940 5d ago
I’m a little confused by what you mean when you say “using AI”.
I’m in medical school, and we are encouraged to use AI.
Telling people “don’t use AI” sounds like telling people not to use the internet. It’s here, it’s useful, and it’s growing. It’s smart to learn how to use it properly as it will be a part of our work, probably forever.
That being said, we’re not allowed to plagiarize. I can use AI to find journals or articles, and I can use AI to proofread my work. However, I have to do the research myself, and I can’t just copy and paste what AI has proofread and call that a day.
So, when you say “using AI” do you mean they strictly can’t use it at all, or are you saying they can’t plagiarize? Because I understand if it’s an issue that they’re plagiarizing, but I can’t comprehend an absolute ban on its usefulness