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ThreeNoSeep

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59. Academic researchers use other people's work all the time. (#bibliography)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:38 PM

Mar 1

I am kollege edumacated as well.

Plagiarism, in the context of academics, is fraud, whether AI is involved or not. Disclosure of AI use is how to avoid plagiarism.

Undisclosed use of AI, as the OP claims, is not fraud, per se.

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Please do not post AI-generated text, whether OPs or replies, without labeling them AI-generated and naming the AI used. [View all] highplainsdem Mar 1 OP

Absolutely! pat_k Mar 1 #1

I'm glad you label it, but why bother posting what any chatbot says when it might give a different answer highplainsdem Mar 1 #7

Very true. AI generated content looks and sounds authoritative, even when it's not mdbl Mar 1 #10

I always question AI - ask for quotes, womanofthehills Mar 1 #14

That will NOT prevent it from lying. Ms. Toad Mar 1 #35

This is an AI Video... leftstreet Mar 1 #2

It's still slop. It's still dumb. Our most effective weapons against Trump and his regime are real news, highplainsdem Mar 1 #3

I thought the subject was labeling it leftstreet Mar 1 #5

I'm glad you agree with the labeling. I thought you posted that video as something that you felt highplainsdem Mar 1 #8

bwahahaha jmbar2 Mar 1 #4

No way ornotna Mar 1 #62

LOL. Sometimes we need to laugh at one form Ilsa Mar 2 #71

With some small effort one can usually find the source of this plagiarized material. hunter Mar 1 #6

Ah, Liechtenstein! kurtyboy Mar 1 #18

I agree, but...... SergeStorms Mar 1 #9

They don't all add disclaimers, though, here on DU or on other websites - and most of the time they highplainsdem Mar 1 #12

I agree SergeStorms Mar 1 #34

Thanks! highplainsdem Mar 1 #53

Thank you !!!! This should be a DU rule. Trueblue1968 Mar 1 #11

Yes! SheltieLover Mar 1 #21

If people are posting AI generated text here withour saying it's AI, I agree that it should be labeled as such. ShazzieB Mar 1 #13

The AI overview is there to keep you in the google sandbox. hunter Mar 1 #47

Yes, and No ThreeNoSeep Mar 1 #15

Yes, they are committing fraud, i.e. plagurisim. paleotn Mar 1 #25

Academic researchers use other people's work all the time. (#bibliography) ThreeNoSeep Mar 1 #59

They cite other people's work. Other PEOPLE. Cite LLMs? paleotn Mar 1 #60

Theft? Nope. ThreeNoSeep Mar 1 #61

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. highplainsdem Mar 1 #28

Where are your citations for the above? jmbar2 Mar 1 #39

Citations for what's in the excerpt boxes? Those are quotes from the message I was replying to. highplainsdem Mar 1 #43

They're quotes, so they need ____________________ jmbar2 Mar 1 #45

Not when it's a quote from someone I'm replying to in an excerpt box in a reply following their message. highplainsdem Mar 1 #49

Agree 100%. Thank you! CaptainTruth Mar 1 #16

Is this a new rule or guideline? Joinfortmill Mar 1 #17

If not, should be. paleotn Mar 1 #22

I have no issue with this if it is a rule by the site owner Joinfortmill Mar 1 #23

They're wishing, not presenting. paleotn Mar 1 #26

You might want to read my post again. Joinfortmill Mar 1 #27

Do they have the ability to make policy? No. Then it's just wishing. paleotn Mar 1 #29

Read it. Joinfortmill Mar 1 #32

It's a request, starting with the word "please" - no more a rule or guideline than the many requests highplainsdem Mar 1 #33

Chill. Why the freaking anger? paleotn Mar 1 #36

I'm not angry. Joinfortmill Mar 1 #44

Then why is this such an issue for you? Seriously? paleotn Mar 1 #56

It is the way it was presented. Joinfortmill Mar 1 #57

It's a request, made because we have had chatbot responses posted here that weren't identified as highplainsdem Mar 1 #31

Perfectly good reasons why we should NEVER use AI for this forum. paleotn Mar 1 #19

Absolutely agreed! SheltieLover Mar 1 #20

Is this like blaming someone for holding a counterfeit banknote? Drum Mar 1 #24

I simply put many of these AI enthusiasts on my ignore list. hunter Mar 1 #40

Agreed! Drum Mar 1 #42

It's possible I decry this new industry more than highplainsdem does. hunter Mar 1 #55

Amen. Wednesdays Mar 1 #30

I'm here for the humans. carpetbagger Mar 1 #37

LOL! I hope we all are. Heaven help this board if very much of it turns into a place to trade highplainsdem Mar 1 #38

Do we need to know the political affiliation of the chatbot? MichMan Mar 1 #41

And their pronouns jmbar2 Mar 1 #46

This isn't in the TOS. It's a request made for the reasons explained in the OP. And identifying the chatbot helps highplainsdem Mar 1 #50

I come to DU to find out what other people think. AI doesn't think. It's "artificial!" nt LAS14 Mar 1 #48

Exactly. There are already too many responses from bots in a lot of other online forums. highplainsdem Mar 1 #58

I ask that an AI tag be added to the subject line so those of us who find AI revolting can easily Trash it a SheltieLover Mar 1 #51

I think a trigger warning might be more appropriate jmbar2 Mar 1 #52

It's not a trigger for me, but AI in subject makes it easier to trash in settings. SheltieLover Mar 1 #54

I'm starting to think you don't care about any other issue. FascismIsDeath Mar 1 #63

Really? I've posted about lots of other issues, here and on other platforms. highplainsdem Mar 1 #64

"AI slop" has became the equivalent of using "woke" as a pejorative. FascismIsDeath Mar 2 #65

You don't seem to understand that people choosing to use and promote a technology they know is unethical and highplainsdem Mar 2 #66

Jawohl! LPBBEAR Mar 2 #67

This. Martin68 Mar 2 #68

Thank you highplainsdem. c-rational Mar 2 #69

About the search engine AI overviews mentioned above... FemDemERA Mar 2 #70

Very helpful - thanks jmbar2 Mar 2 #72

This is the owners issue, not ours. Mosby Mar 2 #73