A Case Study on Student Adoption and Ethical Implications of AI Tools in Academic Writing
Author(s): R .Umamageswari & Dr. S. Vijayakumar
Abstract - This case study investigates the adoption patterns and ethical implications of AI-powered tools among university students for academic writing, aiming to bridge the gap between technological integration and pedagogical responsibility. We conduct a qualitative survey-based analysis involving undergraduate, postgraduate, and research scholars across disciplines at NGM College, focusing on their familiarity, usage frequency, and attitudes toward AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. The findings reveal a high level of familiarity with AI tools, with 48.6% of participants being "very familiar" and 47.2% "somewhat familiar," while ChatGPT emerges as the dominant tool (83.3%). Students primarily employ AI for writing assistance (81.9%), idea generation (75.0%), and research (72.2%), yet ethical concerns persist, as only 2.7% directly accept AI-generated content without modification. The study identifies a tension between efficiency gains and risks to academic integrity, with 51.4% of respondents using AI suggestions as inspiration but rewriting content independently....
Keywords - Artificial Intelligence,Ethics, Student Adoption, Academic Writing.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.1.2026.2034
Cite This Article As: Umamageswari, R. & Vijayakumar, S. (2026) A Case Study on Student Adoption and Ethical Implications of AI Tools in Academic Writing. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(1) 93-104. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-2034 Page: 93-104 Publication Date: 16 February 2026