Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With great AI power comes great AI responsibility This article is the second of a two-part series co-authored with Andy Thurai , vice president and principal analyst with Constellation Research. In the first article of this series, we explored some of the unanswered questions around the use of artificial intelligence tools and platforms to gain the edge in career advancement. While there is great concern about responsible corporate use of AI from an ethical, moral, and legal perspective, it’s important to also look at the ethics and responsibilities that should be associated with personal AI use.

When is AI usage acceptable to gain advantage for personal purposes and when is it potentially crossing the line? Employers, for one, are getting suspicious about the use of generative AI that may overstate a job candidate’s skills. A survey of 1,000 jobhunters conducted by ResumeBuilder, for example. found that while 40% of job-hunters say their interviewer was aware they used ChatGPT to write their resume or cover letter, more than one-third of this group, 35%, report they were actually denied a job as a result .

So AI not only helps you get a job, but it can also take you out of the competition because someone thought you were cheating. Educational institutions are also wrestling with this issue. There are documented instances of students, especially at the collegiate level, who are being denied proper grades because they we.