GPT-3 can generate a complete short academic paper, including abstract, introduction, discussion and APA references, in under five minutes¶

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Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2025: tool and model accuracy changes quickly

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q1 i? The author generated an original 2,200-word academic paper with GPT-3 in under five minutes by prompting with a real IJAIED paper title and successive section headings. → Mike Sharples 2022

Evidence¶

Mike Sharples 2022¶

Mike Sharples. (2022). Automated Essay Writing: An AIED Opinion. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-022-00300-7

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The author's demonstration: starting from a real published IJAIED title, GPT-3 generated abstracts, then introduction, discussion and references in APA format, yielding a 2,200-word paper in under five minutes that would probably not pass a first Editor's review.

"The result is an original 2,200 word “academic paper” produced in under five minutes. The output can be read at https://t.co/RTxogLRlJT. It will probably not pass a first Editor’s review but is a harbinger of a flood of papers generated with the aid of AI."

Discussion¶

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