Is ChatGPT Redefining Plagiarism?

In recent years, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way we think about many aspects of our lives. One such area is plagiarism, which is now being called into question by a new AI technology known as ChatGPT. This technology has been developed to generate text based on user input and can produce results that are indistinguishable from those created by humans. However, this raises questions about the very definition of plagiarism itself, which is founded upon notions of agency and ego that may not be entirely accurate. ChatGPT does not cite its sources, but it could if its designers decided to do so. This means that it could be considered a “plagiarism machine” by design. While it is true that human brains can also produce similar blurbs like ChatGPT, they can at least trace back some information sources if needed. In response to this issue, several companies have created technologies that use GPT-3 prompts to extract information about actual papers (via semantic scholar corpus). Others have combined Bing search and ChatGPT-3 to extract answers while citing their sources as well. These technologies are providing an interesting solution to the problem of plagiarism in an increasingly digital world. The implications of these developments are far reaching and will likely lead to further discussions on how we define plagiarism in the future. It is clear that AI technologies such as ChatGPT are challenging traditional definitions and forcing us to reexamine our assumptions about agency and ownership when it comes to creative works produced with their help.