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Intra-Acting with ChatGPT: Tracing Sustainability, Ethics and Curriculum Cover

Intra-Acting with ChatGPT: Tracing Sustainability, Ethics and Curriculum

By: Petro du Preez and  Anja Visser  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 38
Published on: Mar 27, 2026
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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