The four issues are: the need for doctoral students to use original writing in dissertations and coursework, ethical considerations related to plagiarism, data mining and the training model of generative AI like ChatGPT, and the impact of AI tools on academic performance.

In the Issues section, the chapter names four challenges. First is the importance of doctoral students producing original writing for their dissertation, discussion boards, and assignments, because original writing demonstrates conceptual understanding, identifies literature gaps, conducts empirical research, and maintains academic rigor. Second is ethical considerations about plagiarism. Third is concern over data mining and how generative AI models such as ChatGPT are initially trained. Fourth is the use of AI tools for improving academic performance, citing authors such as Fazil, Adewale, and Ajani.

Key points

Original writing by doctoral students is essential for credibility and academic rigor.
Ethical considerations around plagiarism are a key concern.
Data mining and ChatGPT's initial training model are identified as a third issue.
AI tools' effect on improving academic performance is the fourth issue discussed.

What are the four issues related to the use of AI tools in doctoral education discussed in this chapter?

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