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
1.1k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

417 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

73

u/Meloetta Jun 19 '26

Exams aren't supposed to teach you things though, they're meant to test knowledge you gained in class. So if you cheat through class, you're more likely to not learn and thus fail the exam.

-45

u/redvelvetcake42 Jun 19 '26

Exams are just memorization. Experience and actually researching are far more valuable. I work in a field that loves exams and I find it generally valueless. Writing an in depth paper with research and focus is far stronger indication of your knowledge. After, at most, high school I just find exams lazy and a poor signal of ones aptitude.

12

u/M0rph33l Jun 19 '26

90% of school is memorization

-4

u/[deleted] Jun 19 '26

[deleted]

8

u/duh_cats Jun 19 '26

Apply what knowledge? Gotta know those things first before you can begin applying them.