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Columbia suspends student who created AI tool that helps people cheat in coding interviews

Documents obtained by BI show Chungin "Roy" Lee was suspended for failing to comply with Columbia University policies around disciplinary hearings.

There's a Good Chance Your Kid Uses AI to Cheat

More students are hiding their secret weapon from parents and teachers, racking up top grades while AI chatbots do the work.

The Role of AI in Modern Essay Writing

Technology has transformed various industries, and education is no exception. With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming increasingly sophisticated, students and educators alike are leveraging AI tools to streamline the essay writing process.

A popular plagiarism checker has pulled a big about-face on AI for students

The plagiarism checker is planning to launch an online program for students to write with AI under teacher supervision.

Rethinking AI, plagiarism, and academic integrity - A call for innovation in education

When such significant resources are poured into harnessing AI for national defense, it raises a powerful question: Why should we restrict AI's role in academia to a narrow definition of "plagiarism" when its potential extends to enhancing innovation and learning?

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Commentary: Amid rise of AI, students must learn to be more than mindless 'machine-minders'

Generative artificial intelligence is a tempting shortcut that can prevent those at university from gaining foundational skills, says the Financial Times' Sarah O'Connor.

How to Detect When Something Was Written Using AI

If you suspect a student of using AI to cheat on their assignment, take the submitted work and ask an AI tool to rewrite the work for you. In most cases I've encountered, an AI tool will rewrite its own work in the laziest manner possible, substituting synonyms instead of changing any material elements of the "original" work.

AI myth debunked: ChatGPT usage explains only 3.9% of student plagiarism behavior

A new study suggests that using ChatGPT for schoolwork doesn't necessarily lead to more cheating. Instead, the research points to other factors that have a much stronger influence on academic dishonesty.

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