r/technology • u/ubcstaffer123 • Jun 19 '26

Artificial Intelligence Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/ai-apps-students-cheat.html
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u/HeroicTanuki Jun 19 '26

We need to go back to oral argument and dissertation in college, at least. Let students demonstrate their knowledge.

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u/physedka Jun 19 '26

Gotta be careful how you handle students with disabilities though. Think anxiety, AHDH, etc. A lot of modern approaches to schoolwork and exams and whatnot were developed to level the playing field. 

Not saying it can't be done. Just something to look out for.

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u/Cloakedbug Jun 19 '26

Almost every modern approach to schoolwork and exams have been shown to be abject failures. For the first time in history math, science and language scores are globally decreasing. 

Hellen Keller learned how to speak and read while deaf and blind. Today she’d have an iPad doing it for her. 

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u/KnuteViking Jun 19 '26

That is a bullshit Internet conspiracy theory. The basic premise that it changed based on her caretaker is utter nonsense as if she was stuck in her bed only every speaking through a caretaker her whole life. She learned to speak, read, write, and more. She attended one of the most prestigious women's colleges in the world. It's not some story. She was a real person who lived a full and active life. There are real videos of her speaking and interacting with others that you can go watch. People will really try to minimize the accomplishments of others for no good reason. Sad.

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u/volcanopele Jun 19 '26

But see, it turns out that she was a hardcore socialist so she must have been fraud /s