Hey ChatGPT, give me a title for a paper about degree apathy and student use of AI for assignment writing

Abstract

ChatGPT and other AI tools could allow students to plagiarize the content of their academic essays with little risk of detection. However, little is known about undergraduate willingness to use these tools. In this study, psychology undergraduates (N = 160) from the United Kingdom, indicated their willingness to use, and history of using, ChatGPT and AI tools to write their university assignments. Using an anonymous, online questionnaire almost a third (32%) indicated that they would use such tools and 15% indicated that they previously had used them. Neither personality (conscientiousness, agreeableness, Machiavellianism, narcissism), academic performance, nor study skills self-efficacy could predict willingness to use the tools. The only factor that did so was degree apathy, measured using a novel scale developed for this study. No factor could reliably predict previous use. Further analysis revealed greater willingness to use AI tools when the risk of getting caught was low, and punishment if caught was light. This was particularly the case for those high in degree apathy. Despite its limitations, the study suggests that degree apathy among students might be a key risk factor in academic misconduct. Possible wider research and pedagogical applications of degree apathy are discussed.

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