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Do a school assignment with AI without plagiarising

How to use AI honestly for an assignment: finding ideas, outlining and reviewing your text, citing real sources and disclosing AI use if your school asks.

By Cognenza editorial team · Updated · 2 min read · Sources cited

AI can be your best study partner or the fastest way to fail. The difference: who thinks and who writes.

Before you start

Check what your school or teacher allows; many ask you to declare AI use. UNESCO publishes human-centred guidance for its use in education.

Honest uses

  1. Ideas and angles: template below.
  2. Outline you adapt.
  3. Explanations (study with AI).
  4. Final review of errors and unclear sentences; you fix them.

Real sources

Chatbots can invent references. Find and read each source and cite it properly. More in spotting hallucinations.

Frequently asked questions

Is using ChatGPT plagiarism?

Submitting AI-generated text as your own is usually an academic integrity breach. Using it for ideas, outlines or review, and declaring it if asked, is different. Your school’s rules decide.

Why can’t I trust its citations?

Because models can invent references that look real, as OpenAI acknowledges. Check every source in the library or an academic search engine.

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Sources

Official sources are linked in their original language.

  1. Guía para el uso de IA generativa en educación e investigación — UNESCO
  2. Does ChatGPT tell the truth? — OpenAI

Change log

  • : First published with UNESCO’s guidance and OpenAI help as checked that day.

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