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AI tools have gained immense popularity in a span of few years. ChatGPT is one such AI tool which has created a buzz among students and academicians. This descriptive research takes an insight into ChatGPT by considering the perspective of academicians and gathering their insights on its usage and the effects it has on academic integrity in education. The selection of the respondents of this study is based on convenience sampling. Different lecturers from different parts of the world who have experienced the use of ChatGPT responded to a structured questionnaire composed of Lickert Scale questions and some open-ended questions. The questionnaire basically focused on the perception of the user of ChatGPT in terms of its usefulness, accuracy, speed, security and accessibility; the pros and cons of using ChatGPT; the drawbacks of using ChatGPT; and the suggested solutions to the drawbacks. The study resulted in some recommendations to academic institutions to follow the UNESCO framework for Artificial Intelligence in Education. Furthermore, academic institutions need to benchmark their AI policies with well-established AI policies from different countries. Institutions should also emphasize on the aspect of security in using AI especially in security risks identification and mitigation; developing new software for accurately detecting AI generated text; reforming the assessment methods and criteria in order to lower the dependency on AI and to enhance the learners learning capabilities; conducting awareness programs for the teachers and students on AI usage and dependency control; and enhancing the capability of plagiarism software in terms of identifying AI generated text.
