An insight on ChatGPT and its effects on academic integrity

This is a descriptive research which aims to measure the perspective of the academicians and gather their insights in the usage of ChatGPT and its effects on academic integrity in education. The researchers used convenience sampling in selecting the respondents of the study. The respondents of the study are different lecturers from different parts of the world who have experienced the use of ChatGPT. The proponents used a structured questionnaire composed of Lickert Scale questions and some open ended questions to answer the following: 1.) What is the perception of the user of ChatGPT in terms its usefulness, accuracy, speed, security and accessibility? 2.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT? 3.) What are the encountered problems in using ChatGPT? and 4.) What are the recommendations to solve the encountered problems? The result of this study recommended that academic institutions must followed the UNESCO framework for Artificial Intelligence in Education; to develop new software for accurately detecting AI generated text; reform the methods and assessment criteria in order to lessen the dependency on AI and to enhance the learners learning capabilities; conduct awareness programs for the teachers and the learners on how to control the usage and dependency in AI tools; and plagiarism software must enhance their capacities in terms of identifying AI generated text.