Ethics, Integrity, and Policy Concerns in using AI Technologies in Scholarly Works

Abstract

The present study digs into the galaxy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses in education and learning, particularly scholarly writing. The conceptual approached study put forth concerns about using the AI-enabled technologies for scholarly work in the academic fraternity. Ethics, Integrity, and Policy concerns in using AI technologies by students, faculty members and researchers are presented in the study. AI being a game changer in the field of education and learning in general and scholarly writing in particular, has both positive and negative concerns. Boosting speed, efficiency, correctness in language and grammar, support to creativity and innovation are boon out of the AI enabled assistive technologies for the scholarly work. Whereas the concern of ethics, integrity, morality and ownership of intellectual properties are at stake where AI technologies are used for academic and research work. The reason being the dearth of standard policy documents in the legal and ethical uses of AI technologies in education and learning. Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) around the world focus on AI research and education by establishing AI Centres, AI Labs, AI Courses, AI Policy initiatives, and Ethical policy formation. These initiatives of Higher Educational Institutions would pay off in framing successful and sustainable futuristic AI policies for mankind.