Can I use AI to draft my assignment?
Answer
No, you cannot use GenAI to draft an assignment for you. Using GenAI to draft an assignment that you submit as your own work constitutes plagiarism because you didn’t do the work yourself. As Section 2.2 of the Student Academic Misconduct Policy explains, “Plagiarism involves submitting or presenting coursework as if that coursework is the student’s own when, in fact, it is not.”
An example of GenAI-use that constitutes plagiarism is asking ChatGPT or another LLM to write an essay for you.
Note also that you should not enter assignment instructions or other course materials into an LLM, as these materials are often protected by copyright.
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