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Are AI-Powered Tools - and Cheating-Detection Tools - Hurting College Students?

A 19-year-old wrongfully accused of using AI told the Guardian's reporter that "to be accused of it because of 'signpost phrases', such as 'in addition to' and 'in contrast', felt very demeaning." And another student "told me they had been pulled into a misconduct hearing — despite having a l...

One conveyed frustration that her university didn't seem to be taking academic misconduct seriously any more; she had received a "whispered warning" that she was no longer to refer cases where AI was suspected to the central disciplinary board. The Guardian notes one teacher's idea of more one-to-one teaching and live lectures — though he added an obvious flaw:"But that would mean hiring staff, or reducing student numbers." Last month, Bloomberg Businessweek reported the case of a student with autism spectrum disorder whose work had been falsely flagged by a detection tool as being written by AI.

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