Generative AI and Research Misconduct under South Korea's National Research and Development Innovation Act.

Purpose: This study examines how the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in research may be interpreted and regulated under South Korea's National Research and Development Innovation Act and its Enforcement Decree. It also evaluates how AI-assisted research practices challenge the concept...

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Publicado en:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 71 - 82
Autor principal: Lee, Hyobin
Formato: glossary research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Korean Academy of Nursing Administration Mar2026
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          Artificial Intelligence, Generative Utilization
          Scientific Misconduct Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Research, Nursing Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Artificial Intelligence, Generative Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Scientific Misconduct Prevention and Control
          Research Ethics Legislation and Jurisprudence
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          South Korea
          Study Design
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          Manuscripts
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          Classification
          Plagiarism
          Authorship
          Research Nurses
          Data Breach
          Data Security
          Artificial Intelligence, Generative Ethical Issues
          Research, Nursing Ethical Issues
          Government Regulations
          Natural Language Processing
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      ab: Purpose: This study examines how the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in research may be interpreted and regulated under South Korea's National Research and Development Innovation Act and its Enforcement Decree. It also evaluates how AI-assisted research practices challenge the conceptual boundaries of the statutory categories of research misconduct. Methods: Through doctrinal legal analysis of Article 31 of the Act and Article 56 of the Enforcement Decree, common AI-assisted practices across the research cycle--design, literature review, data generation and analysis, manuscript writing, and the input of data into AI systems-- were mapped to the Act's misconduct taxonomy and related legal duties. Results: Generative AI may plausibly implicate fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and improper authorship (Article 31(1)1), as well as improper ownership of research and development outcomes and breaches of security measures (Article 31(1)3--4). The analysis further indicates that AI use destabilizes categorical boundaries, as individual outputs may simultaneously involve invented content, distorted interpretation, and unattributed reproduction. Numerous research-integrity risks arise from failures in research processes, including nondisclosure, inadequate verification, weak provenance tracking, and irreproducible analysis pipelines. Conclusion: Legal and institutional responses should prioritize transparency across the research cycle and the development of auditable workflows, rather than focusing solely on sanctioning problematic outputs. Clear disclosure standards, verification obligations, reproducibility requirements, and stringent data-stewardship rules are necessary to address these emerging risks.
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