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Cheating Beyond ChatGPT: Agentic Browsers Present Risks to Universities
Agentic browsers autonomously complete assignments and share student data, risking academic integrity and privacy under FERPA, with use rising since May 2025, experts say.
- Across campuses, students and researchers warn so-called agentic browsers put academic integrity and personal data at risk as students autonomously complete quizzes on Canvas and Coursera.
- Built into these browsers are assistants that operate without keyboard or mouse and can navigate Learning Management Systems like Canvas, risking exposure of sensitive student information.
- A late-2024 study led by Yash Vekaria found generative AI browser extensions store and share users' personal data and can exfiltrate student academic records, risking violations of FERPA.
- Universities across the nation have not demonstrated a cohesive response as companies supporting educational institutions release AI detectors and OpenAI and its Atlas browser complicate detection efforts.
- Some students argue use of AI chatbots in school settings regardless, while Carter Schwalb stresses preserving critical thinking amid May 2025 search surge.
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Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities
Pangram reports that new AI-enabled browsers, such as OpenAI's Atlas, raise concerns about academic integrity and student data privacy in universities.
·Billings, United States
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