The Path of an AI Creator News: AI cheating is on the rise at universities! What does the future hold for students' new challenges? #AIcheating #university #AIeducation
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AI-assisted cheating: what's the real story behind the surge in student cheating at UK universities?
Hello everyone! I'm John, a blog writer specializing in AI technology. Recently, we've been hearing more and more about "AI," or artificial intelligence, in our daily lives. The speed at which AI is evolving is astounding, with AI that can talk as if it were a human, AI that can draw beautiful pictures in an instant, and AI that can support autonomous driving. There are high expectations for AI as a dreamlike technology that will make our lives more convenient and richer.
However, no matter how wonderful a technology is, it can cause unexpected problems depending on how it is used. Today, I'd like to talk about a slightly worrying aspect of AI. We recently received news that a new type of "cheating" using AI is becoming a problem at a university in faraway England, and that it is on the rise. What on earth is going on? Let's take a look together.
What's happening in UK universities?
At many universities in the UK, students have been using AI to write reports and complete assignments, a practice known as "AI cheating," which has come to light as a problem. And it seems that the number of cases of this kind of cheating is increasing.
This fact was revealed through a system known as the "Freedom of Information Request." A freedom of information request is a right that citizens have to ask public institutions, such as the national or local government, or, as in this case, a national university, to show them the information they have. For example, we use it when we want to know information such as, "How has the amount of garbage in this town changed compared to last year?" or "How is this school's budget being used?"
In this case, the information disclosure request revealed the number of cases that each university had identified and recorded as "misconduct using AI." And, by collating that data, it was found that unfortunately, there are students who are abusing AI.The trend is increasing year by yearThis is not just a phenomenon that is unique to some universities, but is a phenomenon that is seen across multiple universities in the UK.
How exactly does AI cheat?
You may be wondering, "How on earth could someone cheat using AI?" The AI mentioned here is often referring to a type of AI called "generative AI."
You may have heard of the name "ChatGPT." This is a very smart computer program that can create natural sentences and give you ideas when you ask it questions or make requests as if you were talking to it. It's an AI that can "generate" sentences.
This kind of generative AI can do a lot of different things. For example:
- If you ask them to "write a 1000-word report on a certain topic," they will be able to create a worthy piece of writing in no time.
- You can also ask them to summarize the contents of difficult technical books in a simple way that even elementary school students can understand.
- It is even possible to ask them to write a script for you to use in your presentation.
- What's more, when you give a computer programming assignment and instruct the maker to "write code that has this function," the maker can even generate the program code for you.
Of course, if we use these AI tools properly, they can be great allies in helping us learn, for example by asking questions to deepen our understanding of complex topics or by giving advice on how to improve our writing.
However, the problem of "cheating" isLeaving the parts of your life that you should think about and put effort into entirely up to AICase. It's like using AI as a "ghostwriter" to do your homework for you. The writing created by AI is sometimes so ingenious that it is indistinguishable from that written by a human, so some students may succumb to the temptation.
Why is AI cheating a problem?
Some people may think that if AI could do their homework for them, it would save them time and make things easier. However, there are some serious problems with this AI cheating that should not be overlooked.
The biggest problem is stillStudents are deprived of the opportunity to learn.In the process of working seriously on reports and assignments, we absorb new knowledge, organize information, and hone our ability to think logically, in other words, our "intellectual ability" and "problem-solving ability." This struggle and trial and error is the true meaning of "learning," and it develops the skills that will become the foundation for success in society in the future. If we leave everything to AI, we will miss out on this most important process of growth.
next,Equity in the educational field is underminedThat is the point. It would be unfair if some students were to use AI to easily get credits and good grades while many students are working hard and taking their time to complete assignments on their own. The efforts of students who are working hard may not be rewarded.
Furthermore, in the long term,It has to do with the value and credibility of university education itself.This is also a problem. If cheating using AI becomes widespread and students who lack the necessary skills graduate, there is a risk that society as a whole will start to question whether the diplomas issued by that university can really be trusted, and this could lower the university's reputation.
How is the university going to respond?
In this latest news, it has been reported that a UK university is "getting busted" with AI fraud. This is evidence that universities are aware of this problem and are beginning to take some kind of action.
However, it is actually extremely difficult to distinguish reliably between text generated by AI and text written by humans. AI is constantly evolving, and is now able to create more natural and clever text. It has been pointed out that this could lead to a "cat and mouse" situation between those who want to detect fraud and those who want to avoid it.
The university may take the following measures:
- The introduction of new detection tools to detect AI-generated products (technology is also being developed that uses AI to detect AI fraud).
- Strengthening ethics education for students (teaching them about the correct use of AI, the risks of misuse, etc.).
- Reviewing evaluation methods (such as increasing the weighting of oral examinations and practical exams, which are difficult for AI to handle).
- While proactively utilizing AI as a learning support tool, we are devising tasks that will allow the students' own thinking to be reflected in the final product.
This issue may signal a major turning point for us to go beyond simply "crack down on cheating" and fundamentally rethink the nature of education and evaluation methods in the age of AI.
A word from John: How can we interact with AI effectively?
This news from the UK university makes us feel the light and dark of the evolution of AI. AI is a technology that has great potential to enrich our lives, but if used incorrectly, it can also cause us to lose sight of the essence of learning. It can truly be called a "double-edged sword."
What's important is not to use AI as a tool to stop thinking, but to use it as a "smart assistant" to deepen our thoughts and gain new perspectives. I also felt that we humans need to continue to hone our "ability to ask questions" and "ability to make ethical judgments," which AI cannot do. The world of education is also facing a big challenge: how to deal with this new technology and promote the true growth of students.
This article is based on the following original articles and is summarized from the author's perspective:
UK students flock to AI to help them cheat