Academic Conduct
While we won't enforce any academic standards of discussion, sourcing your claims is great. Using ChatGPT or similar bots as an academic source can be grounds for a warning. Engaging with explicitly sourced ChatGPT text in the context of a thread is still ok. Misrepresenting where you got information from intentionally might get you a warning.
For example, a chatbot powered by large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, may embed plausible-sounding random falsehoods within its generated content. Researchers have recognized this issue, and by 2023, analysts estimated that chatbots hallucinate as much as 27% of the time,[9] with factual errors present in 46% of generated texts.
I always have to ask lots of "are you sure about x, because I thought it was y" kind of questions, whereupon it'll often say oh sorry, you're right — although sometimes it won't budge. — Jamal
I mean even banning it for simple purposes such as improving grammar and writing clarity. Of course this will rely on the honesty of posters since it would seem to be impossible to prove that ChatGPT has been used. — Janus
While they don't prevent participants who have an imperfect command of English to make use of those tools to learn how to better express themselves, they also make them aware of the risks inherent in abusing them (and enable moderators who suspect such abuse to point to the guidelines). — Pierre-Normand
I wonder whether using LLMs to tidy up grammar and improve clarity of expression would not hamper one's own development of those skills. In other words, I wonder whether it would not prevent laziness. For the rest I agree with you. — Janus
I was thinking of the AI that google uses. I think I only used ChatGPT once. — frank
Therefore, treating them as suitable sources amounts to relinquishing on developing one's own understanding since developing an autonomous understanding requires that one plants their own flags in relation to those of other participants in the discussion. — Pierre-Normand
You can still use and reference ChatGPT output, just don't use it as an authoritative source. — fdrake
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