Students at a local high school were reported to be gossiping about a particular chemistry teacher whose antics have caused an uproar in the academic community. Mr White, one of the foremost chemistry teachers in the school, became the center of attention lately as he was being visited by enigmatic personalities every day. Sometimes an unknown older gentleman would meet him, other times it would be a younger man who is also said to be one of Mr White’s former students, and often, you could see one of the city’s leading lawyers meeting him during school hours. This led to some students theorizing that Mr White might be involved in some shady business. However, as they soon found out, he really was doing something suspicious.
Mr White was known for being one of the most research-driven professors in the school, and he had countless research papers to his name. A later investigation ruled that he was meeting with his former student so that he could learn how to use generative AI better. It makes sense considering that Mr White was an older man, and AI was definitely a very new thing for him. He was also meeting with the older gentleman who actually got arrested for secretly supplying Mr White with stolen research papers and journals. Lastly, he was consulting his lawyer friend to learn how to circumvent the legal restrictions on AI-generated content and plagiarism in research.
The lesson we can learn from Mr White’s story is that AI has become way too common in academia these days, and anyone can misuse it to falsely claim laurels for themselves. Don’t be like Mr White, always engage in fair academic practices, and do not rely on AI to do all the research work for you!