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Chinese students risk losing degrees if caught using artificial intelligence to write papers
- Draft laws being considered by the country’s top legislative body address the use of the technology for the first time
- Concerns about students using software such as ChatGPT have been growing, prompting some universities to issue guidelines on the use of the technology
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Students in China who use artificial intelligence to write papers could lose their degrees under a draft law being considered by the country’s top legislative body.
Any law would be the first of its kind in China and comes in the wake of growing concerns about the use of AI in academic settings and the heightened risk of plagiarism.
An earlier draft of the same law targeting “individuals who have obtained academic degrees through fraudulent means”, which the Ministry of Education put out for public consultation in 2021, did not include any reference to the use of AI to write papers
The updated version, which refers directly to AI for the first time, was submitted by the States Council, the country’s cabinet, and will be reviewed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress during a five-day session that ends on Friday, according to China News Service.
The draft law also allows for degrees to be revoked when they have been obtained using stolen or forged identities or through bribes, according to state media reports.
Concerns about students using the technology to cheat have been growing since ChatGPT emerged as a market leader late last year.
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