Trinity Centre for Social Innovation

ALT “To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.” In the world of academia, plagiarism is a lofty offence with sizable repercussions. ChatGPT’s release on November 30th 2022 was undeniably successful, having surpassed 1 million users just five days after its release. While in terms of business productivity, it has gained notable recognition and positive feedback, alarm bells were raised amongst academic professionals with regard to the question of its role in facilitating plagiarism and undermining academic integrity. This explosive development in technology grants students access to a platform which combines billions of data parameters, with the ability to interpret multifarious and complex questions. The result? The generation of nuanced and comprehensive essays, explanations and evaluations in seconds. Universities among other educational institutions have already been pushed to consider the reformation of learning as we know it, or are mediating the