Does AI Make It Impossible to Write an 'Original' Sentence (Is it Fair to Mechanically Test Originality)

The Toronto Star 2023 (September 28):A19 (2023)
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As a retired professor, I join in the growing concerns among educators, and others, about plagiarism, especially now that AI tools like ChatGPT are so readily available. However, I feel more caution is needed, regarding temptations to rely on supposed automatic detection tools, like Turnitin, to solve the problems. Students can be unfairly accused if such tools are used unreflectingly. The Toronto Star's online version of this published Op Ed is available at the link shown below. The version attached here is a pre-print, which also includes annotations for my references, which are not displayed in the published version.

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William M. Goodman
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