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Is using material generated by AI considered stealing or plagiarism?
Plagiarism is when you take someone else's ideas and pass them off as your own, even unintentionally. If you are using AI to summarize an idea or write your work, it's not 100% your work. This includes written work, images, and music.
So what does this mean?
- You should cite the Generative AI platform you are utilizing for your work, just like you would with references you would use in your project. Be transparent.
- Check your syllabus and with your instructor on their expectations, because there are different perspectives on if using Generative AI in your work is considered plagiarism or not.
Learn more here about plagiarism and academic honesty at Augsburg.
Copyright & AI
Currently, copyright protection is not granted to works created by Artificial Intelligence. The U.S. Copyright Office has issued guidance that explains the requirement for human authorship to be granted copyright protection and provides information to creators working in tandem with AI tools on how to effectively and correctly registered their works.
US Copyright Office and Artificial Intelligence – "The Copyright Office has launched an initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and the use of copyrighted materials in AI training."
Copyright Registration Guidance – Guidance for registering Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence by the U.S. Copyright Office.