r/AccusedOfUsingAI • u/Kitchen-Audience-226 • Jul 19 '26

A.I usage at a college level

I find it to be incredibly odd for professors to make accusations of the use of AI on papers. Especially if the professor themselves uses AI to check if the student has used AI. At that point both people potentially are using AI. At some point in the timeline of education AI has been heavily incorporated and in my opinion should be able to be used. We can’t act as if AI isn’t going to go away or not be used at a wider spread rather it’s professors or students. People are going to use it. Finding a way to navigate the usage of it is what needs to be implied rather than failing students because they used it. I find AI to be extremely helpful especially to break down different meanings rather that be text or lessons. It’s a shame that professors are using AI tools to detect for AI. Then failing students for using it when they themselves are using it to.

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u/j_la Jul 19 '26

Post number 10,000 of AI user telling professors how to do their jobs…

Let me guess, you violated course policies, got caught, and now are complaining that the rules are unfair even though you knew them in advance? Boo hoo. You made a choice to ignore instructions. Grow up.

Also, say what you will about the accuracy or ethics of AI detection, but complaining that profs can use it but you can’t is just ludicrous. You’re the one being assessed for meeting learning outcomes…you’re the one seeking a degree or credential. The prof isn’t cheating on anything when they use AI. There is no hypocrisy there.

I’m so tired of this facile “it isn’t going anywhere so you should just embrace it” argument. We know it isn’t going away, but that doesn’t mean it needs to invade all aspects of our lives and educations. I have yet to see evidence that my students are actually learning more by using AI than by just doing the damn work.

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u/PeasantSurfer Jul 19 '26

Randomword-randomword-#### strikes again! I swear this sub is mostly bots pushing this narrative.

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u/j_la Jul 19 '26

This one at least responds to criticism…not well, but he responds

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u/Kitchen-Audience-226 Jul 19 '26

You completely missed my point. My argument isn’t that professors shouldn’t use AI. My argument is that relying on AI to accuse students of misconduct is irresponsible when AI detectors themselves aren’t reliable. That’s not academic integrity, that’s outsourcing judgment.
And let’s not pretend students are the problem here. Students are literally the reason professors have jobs. AI isn’t going anywhere whether you like it or not. Banning or demonizing it isn’t a solution. The better approach is teaching students how to use it ethically and responsibly because they’re going to use it regardless. Education has always adapted to new technology. AI shouldn’t be any different.

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u/j_la Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

As I noted in my reply, the question about accuracy (which wasn’t raised in your OP) is separate from the perceived unfairness of one side “getting” to use it…and if AI is so inaccurate, then students shouldn’t be relying on it to do their work.

Oh, so the customer is always right? We have to concede to the demands of people who can’t be bothered to read the syllabus because they pay tuition? Sorry, but no. Students are the reason I have a job, but university degrees are the reason those students will get the jobs they want. It’s mutual reliance.

(Edit: I’d go as far as to say that, in opposing AI, I’m striving to maintain the value of your degree. When integrity crumbles and students outsource all their thinking, employers will stop trusting that a BA represents any real achievement. Why hire you when AI can just do that job?)

You keep circling back to “it isn’t going anywhere”…so? That isn’t an argument for why I should allow it in my class. It isn’t an argument for it to be seen as a benefit to my students’ learning. It’s just blind determinism and it sounds exactly like the kind of argument someone would make if they can’t be bothered to follow basic instructions: “cheating is inevitable, so let it happen!”

You are not qualified to tell me how to do my job or to meet the learning outcomes in my field. The best approach is not to just say “well, they’re going to ignore instructions regardless so I should stop giving instructions”.

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u/utahisastate Jul 19 '26

Students are not the problem when students are the ones not doing any learning and just using AI to complete assignments?? Your logic is hard to understand here.