AI in Extended Essays Quiz

According to IB guidelines, what is the primary concern regarding the use of AI-generated content in an Extended Essay?

• AI tools are too expensive for students to access

• AI-generated content submitted as a student's own work is considered academic dishonesty

• AI tools cannot generate text in English

• AI tools are only allowed for mathematics subjects

Which of the following describes an **acceptable** use of AI tools when writing an Extended Essay?

• Copying an AI-generated paragraph directly into the essay without citation

• Using AI to translate the entire essay into another language and submitting it

• Using AI as a brainstorming tool to generate initial ideas that the student then independently develops

• Asking AI to write the conclusion and submitting it as original work

A student uses an AI tool to summarize five research articles and then incorporates those summaries into their Extended Essay. Which skill is the student **most at risk** of neglecting by doing this?

• Formatting references correctly

• Developing critical reading and synthesis skills by engaging directly with sources

• Choosing an appropriate research question

• Meeting the word count requirement

How does the use of AI in research differ from using a traditional search engine like Google when preparing for an Extended Essay?

• Search engines provide generated responses while AI only lists links

• AI tools generate synthesized responses that may contain inaccuracies, whereas search engines direct users to original sources that can be verified

• AI tools are always more reliable than search engines

• There is no difference between AI tools and search engines

A student is writing an Extended Essay on climate change and uses an AI tool to check the logical flow of their argument. They then revise their essay based on the feedback. Which of the following best describes this approach?

• It is completely unacceptable because no AI use is permitted in the Extended Essay

• It is acceptable as long as the student critically evaluates the AI feedback and makes independent decisions about revisions

• It is acceptable only if the AI tool is cited as the primary source

• It is acceptable only for science subjects

A student argues that using AI to write portions of their Extended Essay is acceptable because "AI is just another tool, like a calculator." Evaluate this argument and identify the most significant flaw in this reasoning.

• Calculators are more expensive than AI tools

• A calculator performs defined computations that the student directs, whereas AI generates original content that replaces the student's own thinking and expression, undermining the purpose of the Extended Essay

• Calculators are only used in mathematics, so the comparison is irrelevant

• There is no flaw; the argument is completely valid

A student is writing an Extended Essay and plans to use AI to help at multiple stages: generating a research question, finding sources, writing body paragraphs, and proofreading. Analyze this plan and determine which combination of uses would be considered **most ethically appropriate** according to academic integrity principles.

• Using AI for all four stages is acceptable as long as the student acknowledges it in the bibliography

• Using AI only for proofreading grammar and spelling, while independently completing all other stages, best preserves academic integrity

• Using AI to generate the research question and write body paragraphs is acceptable if the student edits the content afterward

• Using AI to find sources and write body paragraphs is acceptable because it saves time

A student discovers that an AI tool provided a convincing but factually incorrect statistic, which they included in their Extended Essay without verification. Critically assess the implications of this situation and identify the best strategy a student should adopt when using AI-generated information in academic research.

• The student should trust AI tools completely since they are programmed to be accurate

• The student should avoid using AI tools entirely, as they always produce incorrect information

• The student should treat AI-generated information as a starting point only, cross-referencing all facts with credible, peer-reviewed, or primary sources before including them in the essay

• The student should include the AI-generated statistic but add a disclaimer that it came from an AI tool