ACCEPT OR REJECT? WHAT DO ACADEMICS THINK ABOUT UTILISING CHATGPT PUBLICATIONS?

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 203 - 218, 25.03.2024

Manolya Tunçer , Gülin Zeybek

https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1413539

Abstract

The Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), a chatbot with artificial intelligence, made its debut in the United States in 2022. The platform created by incorporating human feedback has garnered millions of interactions. ChatGPT can generate a response autonomously, drawing from a vast pool of online sources and frequently without requiring additional input from the user. It has been reported that individuals have utilised ChatGPT to generate academic essays and scholarly publications. AI tools utilising extensive language models, such as ChatGPT, heavily rely on pre-existing textual data available on the internet. Consequently, ensuring their results’ authenticity, credibility, and precision poses a challenging and uncertain task. This study aims to examine the viewpoints of scholars holding various academic titles and affiliated with universities located in diverse regions of Turkey regarding the utilisation of ChatGPT in scholarly publications. A total of 121 academicians participated in the study, and data were gathered in both quantitative and qualitative formats. The findings have indicated that while scholars did not perceive any issue with incorporating ChatGPT into their manuscript drafting procedures, they remained hesitant to embrace this technology by establishing an academic persona and collaborating on scholarly works.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Turkish Scholars, Academic Publications

KABÜL MÜ, RET Mİ? AKADEMİSYENLER YAYINLARDA CHATGPT'NİN KULLANIMI KONUSUNDA NE DÜŞÜNÜYORLAR?

Abstract

Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), 2022 yılında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde ilk kez kullanıma sunuldu. İnsan geri bildirimlerini bir araya getirerek oluşturulan ve milyonlarca kullanıcıya ulaşan ChatGPT, geniş bir çevrimiçi kaynak havuzundan yararlanarak ve sıklıkla kullanıcıdan ek girdi gerektirmeden bağımsız olarak bir yanıt oluşturabilmektedir. Bireylerin bilimsel yayınlar oluşturmak için ChatGPT'yi kullandığı bilinen ChatGPT, büyük ölçüde internette mevcut olan önceden var olan metinsel verilere dayanmaktadır. Bunun sonucunda, elde edilen ürünlerin özgünlük, güvenirlilik ve kesinlik sağlamak zorlu ve belirsiz olabilmektedir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin farklı bölgelerindeki üniversitelerle bağlantısı olan, çeşitli akademik unvanlara sahip akademisyenlerin, ChatGPT'nin bilimsel yayınlarda kullanımına ilişkin bakış açılarını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmaya toplamda 121 akademisyen katılmış olup hem nicel hem de nitel formatta veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, akademisyenlerin ChatGPT' yi taslak hazırlama prosedürlerine dahil etme konusunda herhangi bir sorun algılamamasına rağmen, akademik bir kişilik oluşturarak ve bilimsel çalışmalar üzerinde işbirliği yaparak bu teknolojiyi benimseme konusunda tereddüt ettiklerini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Yapay Zeka, ChatGPT, Türk Akademisyenler, Akademik Yayınlar

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