OpenAI ChatGPT generated content and similarity index: A study of selected terms from the library & information science

Abstract

With the increasing popularity of OpenAI ChatGPT, there are concerns about its use and abuse. In this paper, ChatGPT-generated contents are analyzed with randomly selected terminologies related to library and information science discipline. The generated contents were checked through iThenticate, Turnitin, and Urkund software to see the percentage of similarity. Only 7 percent similarity in iThenticate and Urkund and 13 percent in Turnitin was found.