Copy and pasting what I said on the overall AI Thread, a couple days ago.
I taught college composition for many years, and though i’m out of it now, I am close to all the discussions going on in response to chatgpt.
First of all, a student letting AI write their paper is NOT the same as using Google for sources, unless the student is not disclosing the use of sources. An AI written paper presented as student-written is plagiarism, just as much as buying a paper, or a student Googling and not documenting the source of their research or of the actual words.
At the same time, writing teachers are preparing how best to incorporate chatgpt. That might include things like asking it to do a task, and then critiquing what it does. Comparing AI and non-AI documents, etc. But they will also be discussing the ethics of when and how it’s used. And that misuse when detected (and there are ways to do so), will not be tolerated, like any academic dishonesty.
The rhetoric used in most sample papers I’ve seen is pretty dreadful, though, so it worries me less than I thought it would. A whole lot of “some people say this” and “some people say that” ending with conclusions along the line of “there are many ways to look at this.” Which would not cut it in a college class.
Editing to add: SO glad I have retired from teaching writing.