{"id":488821,"date":"2023-04-24T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=488821"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:40:27","slug":"chatgpt-university-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/ai-tools\/chatgpt-university-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"University Policies on AI Writing Tools | Overview &#038; List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Educators are in the process of working out how to respond to AI writing tools like <a href=index-3673.html>ChatGPT<\/a>, and many students (and instructors) are unsure exactly what is allowed right now.<\/p>\n<p>Our research into the current guidelines of 100 top universities indicates that most <strong>don&#8217;t have definitive guidelines yet<\/strong>\u00a0and that\u00a0<strong>individual instructors ultimately decide what&#8217;s allowed in their classes<\/strong>. Specifically, we found four responses to AI writing tools from universities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At <strong>27%<\/strong> of universities, there seem to be <span class=\"highlight-purple\">no clear guidance or policy<\/span> so far.<\/li>\n<li>At <strong>51% <\/strong>of universities, <span class=\"highlight-yellow\">individual instructors decide<\/span> their own policy for now.<\/li>\n<li>At <strong>18%<\/strong> of universities, the tools are <span class=\"highlight-red\">banned by default unless instructors say otherwise<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>At <strong>4%<\/strong>\u00a0of universities, the tools are\u00a0<span class=\"highlight-green\">allowed (with citation) unless instructors prohibit them<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=index-3878.html alt=\"US university policies, June 5\" width=\"550\" height=\"382\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-494928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/us-university-policies-06-05-1.png 1012w, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/us-university-policies-06-05-1-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/us-university-policies-06-05-1-768x533.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=viewa119-2.html?usp=sharing\%22 class=\"btn btn--green\">See data (Google Sheet)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure what is allowed in your case, always <strong>check your syllabus<\/strong> or <strong>ask your instructor directly<\/strong>. Read on for a general summary of<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> <\/span><a href=index-3879.html#overview\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1rem;\">university stances so far<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> and <\/span><a href=index-3879.html#table\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1rem;\">a table linking to specific guidance from 100 top universities<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left yellow\"><figcaption>Note<\/figcaption>We plan to update this article periodically to reflect the current state of the conversation as more universities develop, publish, and rework their policies. Check back in the future if the information you&#8217;re looking for isn&#8217;t here yet.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a student at or representative of an educational institution, we&#8217;d love to hear about how your institution is responding to AI writing tools so far\u2014especially if you can share more up-to-date guidelines from your university. You can reach us at <a href=json/_-4.json>ai-tools@scribbr.com<\/a>.<\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"overview\">University stances so far<\/h2>\n<p>As explained above, even when there&#8217;s a default AI policy in place, individual instructors have the freedom to depart from it and decide what&#8217;s allowed in their classes.<\/p>\n<p>The resources currently available from universities are mainly guidelines for instructors, not official policies. Instructors are advised to create their own rules and communicate them clearly to students in their syllabus and in class. The main approaches your instructor might decide on are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"pb-2\"><strong>Banning the use of AI writing tools for assignments:\u00a0<\/strong>Instructors may decide that these tools are incompatible with the intended learning outcomes of your class and prohibit their use entirely. This is likely to be a common policy for now. Instructors may use an <a href=index-3460.html>AI detector<\/a> to enforce this rule.<\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-2\"><strong>Allowing AI writing tools in some cases:<\/strong> You may be told to use AI only for specific purposes (e.g., only for research, not writing), only for special assignments, or only when you ask permission. You may also have to <a href=index-3670.html>cite ChatGPT<\/a> (or whatever tool you used) and describe how you used it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allowing AI writing tools generally, when appropriately cited: <\/strong>Some instructors may decide to allow the free use of these tools in any assignment. They will usually still require you to cite them and possibly to describe in detail how they were used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While it&#8217;s up to individual instructors to determine their policies, very few instructors right now will allow you to use AI writing tools freely without citing them. Universities generally agree that presenting AI-generated writing as your own work is <a href=index-1154.html>plagiarism<\/a> (or at least <a href=index-1840.html>academic dishonesty<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Tip<\/figcaption>If you&#8217;re unsure about the specific policy in your case,\u00a0<strong>check your syllabus <\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>ask your instructor<\/strong>. When asking, be specific about what use cases you&#8217;re interested in (e.g., &#8220;May I use ChatGPT to develop my research question?&#8221;\u2014not just &#8220;May I use ChatGPT?&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>By default, it&#8217;s safest to assume that AI writing tools are not allowed until you know your instructor&#8217;s specific policy. The <a href=index-1839.html>consequences of plagiarism<\/a> and academic dishonesty can be serious, so make sure you know where you stand. It&#8217;s better to be safe than sorry.<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"table\">List of university policies and guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>The table below provides links to resources on the current policies or guidelines of 100 top US universities. You can also check out the data in more detail in our <a href=viewa119-2.html?usp=sharing\%22>research spreadsheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In each case, we tried to find the most definitive guidance available from the university. Because this technology is developing quickly and universities are in the middle of a semester, they normally don&#8217;t have a definitive policy statement yet. Most commonly, we were able to find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources for instructors, advising them on how to develop their own policy on these tools<\/li>\n<li>Statements from faculty quoted in news articles<\/li>\n<li>Statements from faculty in public forum discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The table is organized alphabetically by university name and divided into three tabs for ease of navigation. Just find and click on your university&#8217;s name. If you can&#8217;t find information on your university, it&#8217;s always best to ask your instructor directly or check your syllabus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scribbrTabs\" style=\"border: none;\">\n<ul class=\"scribbrTabs-menu\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; background-color: #202f66; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"current\"><a href=index.html#\"><span class=\"text-color-white\">A\u2013F<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index.html#\"><span class=\"text-color-white\">G\u2013O<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index.html#\"><span class=\"text-color-white\">P\u2013Z<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"scribbrTabs-tabs\">\n<div class=\"scribbrTabs-content\">\n<table class=\"kb-table vertical-borders bordered alternate full-width\">\n<caption>University stances on AI writing, A\u2013F<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3880.html>Alabama<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3881.html>Arizona<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3882.html>Arizona State<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3883.html>Boston College<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3884.html>Boston University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3885.html>Brandeis<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3886.html>Brigham Young<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3887.html>Brown<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3888.html>Buffalo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3889.html>UC Berkeley<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3890.html>UC Davis<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3891.html>UC Irvine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3892.html>UCLA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3893.html>UC Riverside<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3894.html>UC San Diego<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3895.html>UC Santa Cruz<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3896.html>Caltech<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3897.html>Carnegie Mellon<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3898.html>Case Western Reserve<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3899.html>Chicago<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3900.html>Cincinnati<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3901.html>Colorado Boulder<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3902.html>Colorado State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3903.html>Columbia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3904.html>Connecticut<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3905.html>Cornell<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3906.html>Dartmouth College<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3907.html>Delaware<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3908.html>Drexel<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3909.html>Duke<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3910.html>Emory<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3911.html>Florida<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3912.html>Florida State<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"scribbrTabs-content\">\n<table class=\"kb-table vertical-borders bordered alternate full-width\">\n<caption>University stances on AI writing, G\u2013O<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3913.html>Georgetown<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3914.html>George Mason<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=c73d3.html?g=1294883\%22>George Washington<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3915.html>Georgia<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3916.html>Harvard<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3917.html>Houston<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3918.html>Illinois Springfield<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3919.html>Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3920.html>Indiana Bloomington<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3921.html>Iowa<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3922.html>Iowa State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3923.html>Johns Hopkins<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3924.html>Kansas<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3925.html>Louisiana State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3926.html>Maryland, College Park<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3927.html>Massachussetts Amherst<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3928.html>MIT<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3929.html>Miami<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3930.html>Michigan<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3931.html>Michigan State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=c5426.html?g=1314591&amp;p=9664751\%22>Minnesota<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3932.html>Missouri<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3933.html>Nebraska\u2013Lincoln<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=cd107.html?g=1301926&amp;p=9566547\%22>New Mexico<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3934.html>NYU<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3935.html>North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3936.html>North Carolina State<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3937.html>Northeastern<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3938.html>Northwestern<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3939.html>Notre Dame<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3940.html>Ohio State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3941.html>Oklahoma<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3942.html>Oregon<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3943.html>Oregon State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"scribbrTabs-content\">\n<table class=\"kb-table vertical-borders bordered alternate full-width\">\n<caption>University stances on AI writing, P\u2013Z<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3944.html>Pennsylvania<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3945.html>Pennsylvania State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3946.html>Pittsburgh<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3947.html>Princeton<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3948.html>Purdue<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3949.html>Rice<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3950.html>Rochester<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3951.html>Rutgers<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3952.html>Southern California<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3953.html>South Carolina, Columbia<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3954.html>South Florida<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3955.html>Stanford<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3956.html>Stony Brook<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3957.html>Syracuse<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3958.html>Temple<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3959.html>Tennessee, Knoxville<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3960.html>Texas A&amp;M<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3961.html>UT Austin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3962.html>Tufts<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3963.html>Tulane<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3964.html>Utah<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3965.html>Vanderbilt<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3966.html>Virginia<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3967.html>Virginia Commonwealth<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3968.html>Virginia Tech<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3969.html>Washington<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3970.html>Washington, St. Louis<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3971.html>Washington State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=ceb29.html?g=1294924&amp;p=9510846\%22>Wayne State<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3972.html>Wesleyan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3973.html>Wisconsin\u2013Madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3974.html>Yale<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-3975.html>Yeshiva<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"other\">Other interesting articles<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know more about ChatGPT, <a href=index-3668.html>AI tools<\/a>, <a href=index-3976.html>fallacies<\/a>, and <a href=index-3462.html>research bias<\/a>, make sure to check out some of our other articles with explanations and examples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-user-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>ChatGPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-3669.html>ChatGPT vs human editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3670.html>ChatGPT citations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3671.html>Is ChatGPT trustworthy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3672.html>Using ChatGPT for your studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-book\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em> Fallacies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-1584.html>Sunk cost fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3977.html>Straw man fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3978.html>Slippery slope fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3979.html>Red herring fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3980.html>Ecological fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3981.html>Logical fallacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-globe\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em> Research bias<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=index-2962.html>Implicit bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3982.html>Framing bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-2961.html>Cognitive bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-2960.html>Optimism bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-2963.html>Hawthorne effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=index-3983.html>Unconscious bias<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"chatgpt-write-paper\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3801.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Can I have ChatGPT write my paper?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"chatgpt-write-paper-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, it&#8217;s not a good idea to do so in general\u2014first, because it\u2019s normally considered <\/span><a href=index-1154.html><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plagiarism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <a href=index-1840.html>academic dishonesty<\/a> to represent someone else\u2019s work as your own (even if that \u201csomeone\u201d is an AI language model). Even if you <a href=index-3670.html>cite ChatGPT<\/a>, you&#8217;ll still be penalized unless this is specifically <a href=index-3746.html>allowed by your university<\/a>. Institutions may use <a href=index-3770.html>AI detectors<\/a> to enforce these rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, ChatGPT can recombine existing texts, but it cannot really generate new knowledge. And it lacks specialist knowledge of academic topics. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain original research results, and the text produced may contain factual errors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you can usually still <a href=index-3766.html>use ChatGPT for assignments<\/a> in other ways, as a source of inspiration and feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"chatgpt-credible-source\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3767.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Is ChatGPT a credible source?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"chatgpt-credible-source-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>No, ChatGPT is not a <a href=index-3130.html>credible source<\/a> of factual information and can\u2019t be cited for this purpose in <a href=index-1794.html>academic writing<\/a>. While it tries to provide accurate answers, it often gets things wrong because its responses are based on patterns, not facts and data.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the <a href=index-3689.html>CRAAP test<\/a> for <a href=index-3131.html>evaluating sources<\/a> includes five criteria: <strong>currency<\/strong>, <strong>relevance<\/strong>, <strong>authority<\/strong>, <strong>accuracy<\/strong>, and <strong>purpose<\/strong>. ChatGPT fails to meet at least three of them:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-errorlist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Currency:<\/strong> The dataset that ChatGPT was trained on only extends to 2021, making it slightly outdated.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Authority:<\/strong> It\u2019s just a language model and is not considered a trustworthy source of factual information.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Accuracy:<\/strong> It bases its responses on patterns rather than evidence and is unable to <a href=index-1775.html>cite its sources<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So you shouldn\u2019t cite <a href=index-3671.html>ChatGPT as a trustworthy source<\/a> for a factual claim. You might still <a href=index-3670.html>cite ChatGPT<\/a> for other reasons\u2014for example, if you\u2019re writing a paper about AI language models, ChatGPT responses are a relevant <a href=index-3421.html#primary\">primary source<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"program-with-chatgpt\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3777.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Can I program with ChatGPT?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"program-with-chatgpt-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>Yes, ChatGPT is able to create code in different programming languages like Python, Java and C++.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways you can <a href=index-3672.html>use ChatGPT in your studies<\/a>, such as if programming is part of your bachelor&#8217;s or master&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"cite-chatgpt\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=index-3763.html class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Can I cite ChatGPT?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"cite-chatgpt-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>Yes, in some contexts it may be appropriate to <a href=index-3670.html>cite ChatGPT<\/a> in your work, especially if you use it as a <a href=index-3421.html#primary\">primary source<\/a> (e.g., you\u2019re studying the abilities of AI language models).<\/p>\n<p>Some universities may also require you to cite or acknowledge it if you used it to help you in the research or writing process (e.g., to <a href=index-3762.html#research-question-chatgpt\">help you develop research questions<\/a>). Check your institution\u2019s guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=index-3671.html>ChatGPT isn\u2019t always trustworthy<\/a> and isn\u2019t a <a href=index-3130.html>credible source<\/a>, you should <strong>not<\/strong> cite it as a source of factual information.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=index-1778.html>APA Style<\/a>, you can cite a ChatGPT response as a personal communication, since the answers it gave you are not retrievable for other users. 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