Attaining Ethical Use of AI among Students through Effective Language Use and Classroom Orientation
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Language plays a critical role in every sphere of life. It can be used to achieve various goals. This study seeks to demonstrate that the increasing misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) by students, particularly those in tertiary institutions, can be addressed significantly through effective and strategic use of language in the classroom for orientating them on ethical use of AI. The study relied on data from online questionnaire and related extant studies. Correlational survey design, mixed-method and statistical and descriptive tools are employed. The analysis shows that language plays an impactful multifaceted role in classroom orientation of students on ethical use of AI. It also proves that language can be deployed strategically in the classroom to persuasively convince students into using AI ethically. Besides, students’ misuse of AI has grave implications. These include destroying educational standards, getting used to malpractice and plagiarism, knowledge inhibition, academic dishonesty, and devaluing qualifications. The study concludes that with effective use of language for classroom orientation on ethical use of AI, students rethink and refrain from unethical use of AI for academic purposes.
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