I brought this up with ChatGPT, and this is what it replied: “As a language model, my main goal is to provide accurate and informative responses, but it is important for users to understand that my responses are generated based on patterns in the data that I’ve been trained on. I do not have the ability to know whether a user is a student, what courses they are taking, or whether they intend to use my responses for academic purposes. It’s the user’s responsibility to use the information I provide in an appropriate and ethical manner.
It is considered plagiarism to submit work generated by an AI as one’s own, and it’s important for students to understand that they must do their own thinking and writing. It’s also important for educators to explain the ethics of using AI tools to their students and to provide guidance on how to use them appropriately.
I understand that as AI, I don’t have the ability to know the context of the user’s usage and I don’t have the ability to operate “in loco parentis” or to be a substitute for parents or guardians. It’s important for the users to use the information I provide in an appropriate and ethical manner.
As for the quotes you’ve mentioned, I understand that it’s important for everyone to consider the ethical implications of their actions and to strive to do the right thing. And, it’s also important to understand that we are all capable of making mistakes, but it’s important to learn from them and to strive to do better in the future.”
If someone submitted that to me as their own work, I wouldn’t even worry about whether it was AI or not. I’d give them an F for being repetitious and vapid.