UCC advises staff on use of ChatGPT over plagiarism fears

Staff members will also be shown how to redesign assessments in the context of artificial technologies

UCC has sent an email to staff, encouraging them to consider the ways the tool could be 'useful as well as problematic' in academic scenarios. Picture: Larry Cummins

Irish universities have begun issuing advice to staff on how to minimise the threat of plagiarism through the rising use of artificial technologies.

University College Cork sent an email to staff members pointing their attention to ChatGPT, encouraging them to consider the ways the tool could be "useful as well as problematic" in academic scenarios.