Impact on education: plagiarism risk for AI

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Description

Easy access to high-quality generative models might result in students that use AI models to plagiarize existing work intentionally or unintentionally.

Why is impact on education: plagiarism a concern for foundation models?

AI models can be used to claim the authorship or originality of works that were created by other people in doing so by engaging in plagiarism. Claiming others’ work as your own is both unethical and often illegal.

Parent topic: AI risk atlas

We provide examples covered by the press to help explain many of the foundation models' risks. Many of these events covered by the press are either still evolving or have been resolved, and referencing them can help the reader understand the potential risks and work towards mitigations. Highlighting these examples are for illustrative purposes only.