Researchers fool university markers with AI-generated exam papers
- Exam submissions generated by AI at the University of Reading went largely undetected and outperformed real student submissions in grades.
- Concerns rise over AI tools like ChatGPT enabling students to cheat by submitting AI-generated work as original, prompting worries about academic integrity in educational institutions.
- Researchers like Peter Scarfe suggest a need for educational institutions to address the use of AI tools in exams to prevent cheating and uphold academic integrity.
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AI-generated exam submissions evade detection at UK university
In a test of the examinations system of the University of Reading in the UK, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated submissions went almost entirely undetected, and these fake answers tended to receive higher grades than those achieved by real students. Peter Scarfe of the University of Reading and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on June 26.
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