Generative AI chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, have negatively influenced certain aspects education. Students are cheating with chatbots. As a result, colleges are now working to make assignments and tests more resistant to AI cheating.
Educators say that excessive reliance on AI by students hinders their assimilation of information and acquisition of skills. What’s more, detecting AI-generated text reliably has proven to be impossible; even OpenAI’s detection tool is being discontinued due to its low accuracy.
Educators are taking steps to chatbot-proof their courses. For instance, more and more students are being asked to take handwritten, in-class pen-and-paper exams to demonstrate their understanding of the subject.
Some educators suggest that students should be required to show all their notes, editing history, and drafts along with their completed assignments as evidence that their work was not generated by AI.
As a response to chatbot cheating, some institutions have prohibited campus access to generative AI tools on their networks and devices. This measure is aimed at preventing students from using AI chatbots to effortlessly write essays or cheat on exams.
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