This paper examines the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on research ethics, exploring both the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in academic contexts. We investigate AI as a subject of research ethics, analyzing the challenges faced by Institutional Review Boards in evaluating AI research proposals. The paper discusses the influence of AI on data collection and analysis, discussing privacy concerns and the implications of regulations such as GDPR and the EU AI Act. We explore the ethical dimensions of AI-generated content in academic research, including literature reviews and meta-analyses, as well as in peer review and publication processes. Finally, we discuss future directions and regulatory challenges, emphasizing the need for adaptive ethical frameworks and highlighting the balance between leveraging AI’s potential to enhance research capabilities and the need to uphold ethical standards and human values in academic inquiry.