What are the requirements and guidelines of the assignment?
If it ain’t banned, it’s ok.
Don’t assume anything.
Read a book and get an idea. OK
Punch some question in an AI bot and get an idea? Same thing.
Plagiarism, un-acknowledged passages bad. Kamala did it, but it’s ok for her cuz . . .
No, it's not.
Punching in a question to AI requires NO thinking on the part of the person.
At least reading the book and thinking about it yourself uses the mind.