Plagiarism and copyright
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Plagiarism is presenting someone’s work as your own.
Copyright infringement is using copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner.
Created content
Data sources
Re-using content
Learned patterns
Even an image created for a poster could use part of an artist's work without their knowledge.
Fortunately there are ways you can ensure your AI-generated content is original.
Original AI enhanced content
Then, add your own detail to make it uniquely yours.
Check the details in your prompt and ensure the AI has used them correctly.
Use AI generated text as a draft or for inspiration.
If you create AI generated images, do a reverse image search to ensure they don’t resemble copyrighted works.
Reverse image search
The search engine will then show you websites where that image, or similar images, appear.
You can upload the image file from your computer or phone. Or paste the web address of the image.
You can do reverse image searches using search engines, for example image.google.com. Look for and select the camera icon in the search bar.
Great job!
You've learned how to avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement when generating AI content.
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Generative AI programs use data from many online sources. This could include websites, digital books, social media, news articles and forums.
AI programs often draw upon patterns and information learned from its training data. Because of this, whilst they attempt to create original content, they may closely represent or even copy existing works.
For example, a covering letter for a job application might use words from someone else's application that they shared online. This means parts of them will sound the same.
Plagiarism and copyright
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Created on May 9, 2025
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Plagiarism and copyright
Start
Plagiarism is presenting someone’s work as your own.
Copyright infringement is using copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner.
Created content
Data sources
Re-using content
Learned patterns
Even an image created for a poster could use part of an artist's work without their knowledge.
Fortunately there are ways you can ensure your AI-generated content is original.
Original AI enhanced content
Then, add your own detail to make it uniquely yours.
Check the details in your prompt and ensure the AI has used them correctly.
Use AI generated text as a draft or for inspiration.
If you create AI generated images, do a reverse image search to ensure they don’t resemble copyrighted works.
Reverse image search
The search engine will then show you websites where that image, or similar images, appear.
You can upload the image file from your computer or phone. Or paste the web address of the image.
You can do reverse image searches using search engines, for example image.google.com. Look for and select the camera icon in the search bar.
Great job!
You've learned how to avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement when generating AI content.
Restart
Generative AI programs use data from many online sources. This could include websites, digital books, social media, news articles and forums.
AI programs often draw upon patterns and information learned from its training data. Because of this, whilst they attempt to create original content, they may closely represent or even copy existing works.
For example, a covering letter for a job application might use words from someone else's application that they shared online. This means parts of them will sound the same.