What Is Plagiarism? Why Is It in the News Again?: QuickTake

With so much information available at the touch of a keyboard or screen, it’s easier than ever to take the work of others and pass it off as one’s own. Plagiarism, as the transgression is known, has taken center stage in a cultural battle involving high-profile figures in US academia, finance and politics. Artificial intelligence tools are creating new opportunities to reuse work created by others, but they also might provide new ways to detect when someone has done so.

1. What constitutes plagiarism?

The word is often used to refer to insufficiently credited written material, but it also ...