Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Theft: Challenges and Possibilities

Plagiarism refers to the act of presenting another person's research, ideas, or creative work as one's own without giving due credit.Research is considered a highly respected and noble pursuit, but when ethical principles are violated within it, the integrity of research is compromised.This violation is known as plagiarism.Plagiarism is not limited to material or physical objects, it also includes intellectual and practical assets.Historically, plagiarism has often occurred in literary creations.When a poet or novelist benefits, either openly or secretly from the research or experience of another creator and does not acknowledge the source, it falls under the category of plagiarism.In the modern age, various digital tools have emerged that not only assist writers but are also capable of generating detailed articles from a single prompt through artificial intelligence.Generally, when a human researcher commits plagiarism, an individual or institution may detect it and raise their voice.However, in the case of machine-generated plagiarism, tools such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and many other similar software now available in the market can produce entire texts, making detection more complex.Plagiarism is a violation on both moral and legal grounds.Therefore, in this new era, it is necessary for institutions to enact regulations that address the various forms of plagiarism emerging from AI-assisted research, so that such practices can be minimized.