HEXACO, the Dark Triad, and Chat GPT: Who is willing to commit academic cheating?

The rise in popularity of Chat GPT, an advanced language model that uses deep learning techniques to simulate human-like conversation, has raised concerns about its potential misuse, particularly academic contexts. present study (N = 283) explored the relationship between personality traits and intention use chatbot-generated texts for cheating. Among HEXACO Dark Triad traits, Honesty-Humility, Conscientiousness, Openness Experience (all negative), Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy positive) were significant predictor variables. A multiple regression analysis showed Honesty-Humility had most robust association with Further analyses on facet level revealed fairness was predictive, suggesting individuals high refrain from using cheating as they prioritize over their own interests. Promoting can be a valuable approach promoting ethical behavior other