The Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence in Academic Writing

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has witnessed remarkable growth and advancements in recent years, revolutionizing various industries and domains. One area where artificial intelligence has made significant strides is academic writing. Academic writing plays a crucial role in the dissemination of knowledge and scholarly communication. Furthermore, lecturers are demanded to make good quality writing in academic. Therefore, this study explored the challenges of artificial intelligence towards academic writing The challenges here refer to lecturers’ perception of artificial intelligence towards academic writing. This study used descriptive qualitative method with online questionnaire. The participants were 10 lecturers in Indonesia. The finding and result showed that Artificial Intelligence is needed in teaching academic writing and it can help lecturers in teaching academic writing. Artificial Intelligence also has positive impact in teaching academic writing but sometimes Artificial Intelligence can give negative impact if it is not utilized correctly and not at the appropriate timing.