The Impact of ChatGPT and Gemini on Academic Writing among Bangladeshi Private University Students - Mohammad Abir Hossain Sawran & Purna Debi

Abstract : The extensive use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT and Gemini is changing academic writing in higher education, but there is a dearth of empirical studies on this subject in Bangladesh. This paper explores the beliefs and perceptions of the students in a private university regarding the application and the perception of these AI tools in writing, its impact on writing practices, and the ethical and practical issues involved in the application of these AI tools. The research design used was a mixed-methods study design that involved the use of both an online questionnaire that was filled by 101 students in Bangladeshi private universities and semi-structured interviews with five respondents. The results show that students create ideas, analyze information, improve their grammar, and develop vocabulary, mostly with the help of ChatGPT and Gemini. The majority of the participants considered AI as a learning aid but not as a replacement for independent writing and underlined the need to check AI-generated materials. Keywords: ChatGPT, Gemini, Bangladeshi private university students, academic writing, mixed-method