{"id":23349,"date":"2026-06-23T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-articles.kz\/?p=23349"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:56:46","slug":"ii-in-the-dissertation-the-consequences-of-law-230-viii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-articles.kz\/en\/ii-in-the-dissertation-the-consequences-of-law-230-viii\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Was Found in a Dissertation\u2014What Will Happen: Real Consequences Under Law No. 230-VIII of the Republic of Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23349\" class=\"elementor elementor-23349\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6308314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6308314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2df98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2df98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">You wrote your dissertation. You used AI\u2014for data processing, editing, and source research. You didn\u2019t mention it. You submitted it for review. <strong>What happens next?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">In Kazakhstan, a specific policy has been in effect since January 2025: the use of AI in a dissertation without disclosure constitutes a violation of academic integrity. The consequence is denial of the academic degree, with no right to a re-defense. No warning, no opportunity to revise. It is, quite simply, a rejection.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This article presents only the facts: what regulations are in effect, how the verification system works, what penalties are provided for under the regulations of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs of the Ministry of National Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and where the line is drawn between permitted and prohibited use of AI in dissertations in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c5271 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24c5271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bd23d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"94bd23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9a6be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f9a6be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5259605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5259605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is this law, and how does it relate to dissertations?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938e061 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"938e061\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0021617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0021617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">On November 17, 2025, the President of Kazakhstan signed <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/adilet.zan.kz\/rus\/docs\/Z2500000230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 230-VIII \u00abOn Artificial Intelligence\u00bb<\/a>\u2014the first law of its kind in Central Asia. It entered into force on January 18, 2026.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The law establishes a general legal framework: transparency, accountability, and mandatory labeling of AI-generated content. Article 21 stipulates that synthetic outputs generated by AI systems may be distributed only if they are labeled as such. Article 23 clarifies that works created using AI are protected by copyright only if they involve human creative input.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">However, for doctoral students <strong>, the primary regulatory authority is not Law No. 230-VIII <\/strong> itself, but rather two orders issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2 translation-block\"><strong>Order No. 127<\/strong> (as amended on January 6, 2025; effective January 25, 2025) \u2014 \u00abRules for the Awarding of Degrees.\u00bb This document sets forth specific guidelines regarding the use of AI in dissertations and penalties for violations;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2 translation-block\"><strong>Order No. 421 of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/strong> dated August 20, 2025\u2014tightened controls and stipulated that AI checks must be conducted on par with plagiarism checks.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Together, these three documents form the system through which every doctoral dissertation in Kazakhstan must pass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a858270 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a858270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b1bd4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1b1bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be0cc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6be0cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31a3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f31a3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What exactly constitutes a violation\u2014and where is the line drawn?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d9796 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37d9796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f4052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f4052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Paragraph 5 of the Rules for the Awarding of Degrees (Order No. 127, 2025 edition) explicitly includes the following in the definition of academic dishonesty:<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">\u00abThe use of artificial intelligence technology without a reference to it that specifies the name, manufacturer (copyright holder), version, and date of access and\/or use\u00bb<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">It is specifically prohibited to use AI <strong> to reduce or eliminate the possibility of plagiarism detection <\/strong>\u2014that is, to run someone else\u2019s text through AI to \u00abcover one\u2019s tracks.\u00bb This is a separate violation, unrelated to the first one.<\/p><h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">What Is Allowed and What Is Prohibited<\/h4><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Order No. 421 of the Ministry of National Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan established a list of permissible uses of AI\u2014but only subject to disclosure and prior approval:<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Permitted (with a required citation and approval from advisors):<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">statistical processing and analysis of large datasets;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">building statistical models;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">identifying patterns in data;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">processing questionnaires and surveys;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Working with open-access databases\u2014Scopus, PubMed, and others.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>The following is strictly prohibited:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">formulating scientific hypotheses, conclusions, and recommendations;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">writing significant sections of the dissertation\u2014the introduction, conclusion, and research findings;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">using AI to \u00abclean up\u00bb text by removing traces of plagiarism;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">the use of AI in classified work (classified as \u00abDSP\u00bb or \u00abConfidential\u00bb);<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">The use of AI in empirical studies involving children under 13 years of age.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Key wording of the rule: \u00abScientific results, propositions, recommendations, and conclusions must be formulated by the author independently.\u00bb.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Section 5-2 of the Rules adds an important condition: even when the use of AI is permitted, prior written approval is required from domestic and international scientific advisors and members of the higher education institution\u2019s ethics committee. If such approval is not obtained, the use of AI is automatically considered unauthorized.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">If you actively use AI when writing your thesis, we recommend reading this article in advance: <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/a-articles.kz\/en\/dissertation-using-chatgpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Hacks for Writing a Thesis with ChatGPT: A Step-by-Step Guide and the Best Tools<\/a> \u2014 it covers safe ways to work with AI that won\u2019t pose any risks during the review process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfefb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbfefb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdea02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9bdea02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a321fac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a321fac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dc020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81dc020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-World Consequences: What a Doctoral Student Faces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4c9c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b4c9c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdd946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fdd946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Section 12-1 of the Rules for the Awarding of Degrees establishes the hierarchy of decisions made by the Expert Council of the Committee for Higher and Non-Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45bff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b45bff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a895c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a895c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"cmp-table\">\r\n  <thead>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <th>The Situation<\/th>\r\n      <th>Solution<\/th>\r\n      <th>Consequence<\/th>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n  <\/thead>\r\n  <tbody>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Minor comments on the text<\/td>\r\n      <td>Request for Revisions<\/td>\r\n      <td>Correction Without Losing Protection<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Partial non-compliance (excluding academic integrity)<\/td>\r\n      <td>Referral for a Second Defense<\/td>\r\n      <td>No sooner than 1 year from now<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Violation of academic integrity (including AI without citations)<\/td>\r\n      <td>Denial of a Degree<\/td>\r\n      <td>No right to a retrial<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n  <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87f0c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f87f0c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3aa26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3aa26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">A violation of academic integrity is not a \u00abchance to defend the thesis again in a year.\u00bb It is <strong>a final rejection. There is no right to retake the defense.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcce0d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcce0d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f24073 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f24073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dca5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13dca5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4497e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4497e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can the committee revoke an academic degree?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7410e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c7410e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd274d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd274d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">If a violation is detected <strong>after<\/strong> the defense, the degree that has already been awarded will be revoked. This is not just theory: in April 2022, the KOKSNVO issued <a href=\"https:\/\/prg.kz\/document\/?doc_id=35657301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order No. 153 \u00abOn the Denial of a PhD Degree\u00bb<\/a>, and in January 2023\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/prg.kz\/document\/?doc_id=36884944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order No. 26 \u00abOn Denial Without the Right to Defend\u00bb in the field of \u00abAviation Engineering\u00bb<\/a>. Public cases specifically involving undeclared AI are expected in the 2025\u20132026 academic year\u2014the updated regulations took effect in January 2025, and enforcement practices are still taking shape.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\"><strong>For academic advisors<\/strong>: An advisor who signed off on the use of AI that subsequently violated the rules is also held responsible. For <strong>the dissertation committee as a whole<\/strong>: the discovery of violations in defended theses may result in the committee being stripped of its authority and prohibited from forming a new committee for at least one year.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">An appeal may be filed within 30 business days of the issuance of the denial order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e8c20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62e8c20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e476a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e476a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60e87a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d60e87a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a7ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99a7ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Scale of the Problem: Key Statistics to Know<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e455a24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e455a24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9698e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9698e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">The verification system is already fully operational. According to data from the summer session of 2024, more than <strong>95,000 papers<\/strong> from 67 major universities were checked through \u00abAntiplagiat-Kazakhstan.\u00bb In <strong>8,000 of them<\/strong>\u2014about 8.4%\u2014traces of AI-generated content were detected. The proportion of AI-generated content varied from university to university: from 1% to 71%.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">All doctoral dissertations must be submitted to JSC \u00abNCGTE\u00bb\u2014the authorized body of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Dissertation Council is required to submit the dissertation for review within 10 business days after it has been approved for defense. It is not possible to bypass this stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fc608 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2fc608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b11a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"05b11a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d0501 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21d0501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5405ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5405ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why GPTZero Is Dangerous for Non-Native Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e837b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e837b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b2d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93b2d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">A specific risk that is rarely discussed: false positives triggered by texts written in Russian or Kazakh.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">GPTZero claims an accuracy of over 99%. Independent studies paint a different picture:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2 translation-block\"><strong>Stanford Study (2024):<\/strong> GPTZero incorrectly flags 12% human-written texts as AI-generated;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2 translation-block\"><strong>Weber-Wulff et al. (Int. J. for Educational Integrity, 2023):<\/strong> GPTZero showed up to 50% false positives under certain conditions;<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2 translation-block\"><strong>TOEFL Essay Study:<\/strong> Detectors falsely flagged 61.31 TP3T essays written by non-native speakers as AI-generated.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This does not absolve you of liability, but it is a strong argument in an appeal in the event of a disputed outcome. It\u2019s important to know this in advance\u2014not after receiving a denial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7420a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7420a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa76e99 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa76e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7e7d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a7e7d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704da5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"704da5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c2d3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06c2d3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d315ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d315ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">Starting in January 2025, the use of AI without disclosing it in a dissertation in Kazakhstan is not a gray area. It constitutes a violation of academic integrity with a specific consequence: <strong>denial of the academic degree without the right to a re-defense<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal translation-block\">AI isn't prohibited. What is prohibited is concealing its use. The line is drawn by a single word: transparency. 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