Artificial Intelligence-Generated Text in Higher Education – Usage and Detection in the Literature

Abstract

Since ChatGPT launch in November 2022, artificial intelligence has become more and more widespread in all areas of life. Generative applications of artificial intelligence are proliferating in a wide range of fields. The technology has great potential for applications such as machine translation, voice recognition, education, or content creation, but it also raises concerns about misuse, ethical use, and plagiarism. As texts generated by artificial intelligence tools continue to improve, detection tools on the market will have to involve additional efforts to keep pace. This article uses data from the Scopus and Web of Science databases to map the current usability of detectors, of texts generated by artificial intelligence, in higher education and academia. One of the aims of the article is to provide an insight into the experiences with currently available detectors of texts generated by artificial intelligence in higher education.

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• ai-generated text detector
• academic integrity
• plagiarism
• higher education