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- Authors
- Howell, B. E., & Potgieter, P. H.
- Affiliations
- Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- University of South Africa (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Potgieter, Petrus H.
- Venue
- Telecommunications Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023-08
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 102576
- ISSN
- 0308-5961 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4378192638
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 5.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Telecommunications Policy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › ICT Impact and Policies
- Keywords
- GPT-3, ChatGPT, large language models, academic integrity, student assessment, AI-generated text, local loop unbundling, access regulation, broadband investment
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