(10 Oct 2024) Plagiarism used to be an arduous task. Finding and copying content to plagiarize was hard work in and of itself. It was primarily a tool for those unsure about the quality of their work rather than a time/work saver.
But as technology made plagiarism easier, it became a powerful shortcut. This caused more people to commit plagiarism, leading to the rise of plagiarism detection software. That began the cat-and-mouse game that included contract cheating, online essay mills and, today, generative AI.
However, during this time frame, there was a decade-long period where plagiarism was relatively easy to commit, even by accident, but nearly impossible to detect.
But that era did not simply go away. It’s been making headlines as more and more cases of plagiarism from that era are being spotted decades later.
So why was this era such a dark age for plagiarism? It comes down to one problem.
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