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Commissioners adopt county 'Creed' after exchange over use of AI in drafting
Summary
The commissioners voted 2-1 to adopt a Plymouth County Commissioners' Creed; Commissioner Valanzola voiced concerns the document may have been AI-generated and possibly plagiarized, and Chair Wright said she 'does occasionally use AI similar to spell check or grammar check for formatting.'
The Plymouth County Commissioners voted on March 12 to adopt the Plymouth County Commissioners' Creed and to post it in county buildings. Commissioner Gregory M. Hanley moved to adopt the creed and Chair Sandra M. Wright seconded. The motion passed 2-1, with Commissioner Jared L. Valanzola voting no.
During discussion Valanzola said he supported the spirit of the creed but questioned whether Chair Wright had used ChatGPT or other AI to create it and said he was "not comfortable adopting a document generated by AI and some parts may have been plagiarized." Chair Wright responded that she "does occasionally use AI similar to spell check or grammar check for formatting." Despite the concern, the board approved the creed and directed that it be posted in county buildings.
The transcript records no specific allegation of where any purported plagiarism would have occurred and no evidence of actual plagiarism was presented at the meeting. The adoption vote was recorded and the creed will be shared with county facilities.
