Published on
December 19, 2024
by
QuillBot
Revised on
November 28, 2025
In a recent IBM video about AI ethics, Phaedra Boinodiris, a global leader in ethical AI and author of AI for the Rest of Us, said that three AI-related ethical issues keep her up at night:
Climate change
A lack of awareness that AI-based “decisions” impact people’s real lives
The misconception that AI is logically, morally, and ethically infallible
Generative AI has only been around for a few years, and it’s profoundly changed professional workflows, student writing, hiring practices, and eligibility for anything from mortgages to college admissions. The technology can also lead to adverse effects, such as culture and gender biases, privacy violations, and misinformation.
Using generative AI responsibly involves understanding the risks and AI ethics.
Published on
December 9, 2024
by
Nicole Routh, M.Ed
Revised on
November 28, 2025
Since ChatGPT was released in 2022, generative AI has become ubiquitous. It’s an integral part of the Google search experience, and it’s embedded in most of the tools that students and professionals use every day.
Now that generative AI is literally everywhere, understanding how it works is a crucial part of digital literacy, critical thinking, and academic integrity.
Generative AI is an artificial intelligence technology that generates original media, such as text, images, or videos. To generate this media, generative AI tools (e.g., QuillBot’s AI Chat, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Davinci AI) need prompts from human users. For example, you can prompt generative AI tools to draft a cover letter, or you can ask AI questions.
TipThe results you get from generative AI depend heavily on the prompt you give it. Not sure how to write an effective one? Use QuillBot’s free prompt generator to create an effective prompt for AI.
Published on
November 28, 2024
by
Kate Santoro, BS
Revised on
November 28, 2025
AI is getting better and better at writing texts that mimic humans. This means it’s becoming increasingly important to understand how to detect AI writing and know when content was written by a human.
There are strategies that can help detect AI writing, including:
Published on
November 27, 2024
by
Kate Santoro, BS
Revised on
December 17, 2025
One consequence of the AI boom has been a surge in AI detectors—sometimes called AI writing detectors or AI content detectors. AI detectors work by analyzing features of a text and evaluating if they better match human samples or AI-generated samples.
These tools are becoming increasingly popular, as people want to know when AI has been used in the writing they work with. This article breaks down the basics of AIdetection, howAI detectors work, and how to use these tools for optimal results.
