DeKALB –From Bing’s unsettling alter-ego, Sydney, to writing generators such as ChatGPT, artificial intelligence is on the rise. Far from Terminator-level threats, but clearly still a serious discussion, the concern on campus is that students will see ChatGPT as an easy way to plagiarize.
Most students aren’t eager to cheat however, and many speak out strongly in favor of academic integrity. Only the future can tell how far ChatGPT will inch its way into the college classroom.
Grace Lunaburg, a senior biology major, standing near The Huskie Den on Friday in the Holmes Student Center. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star) (Tim Dodge)Ben Lunaburg, a sophomore environmental studies major, standing near The Huskie Den on Friday in the Holmes Student Center. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)Kennedy Davis, a sophomore psychology major, sitting on Friday in the Holmes Student Center. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)Stacy Anderson, a sophomore electrical engineering major stands in The Huskie Den on Friday in the Holmes Student Center. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)Leila Navarrete, a freshman journalism major, sitting on Friday in the Holmes Student Center. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Lucy Atkinson is a junior from Anchorage, Alaska, double majoring in journalism and earth, atmosphere and environment with an emphasis in earth and planetary science. She first joined the Northern Star in the fall of 2022 and previously served as the opinion editor. In her free time, Lucy enjoys reading, going for runs, playing piano and collecting notes on Illinois’s beautiful flora and fauna.
Tim Dodge is a senior journalism major and a sports journalism minor at NIU. He began as a photographer in the spring of 2023 and became the senior photojournalist in the spring of 2024. Tim enjoys photographing sporting events, playing golf, video games and is a fan of the Chicago Bears, Bulls, White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
