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Professor catches widespread ChatGPT cheating after midterm scores surge

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A Brown University economics professor, Roberto Serrano, observed an unusually high average score of 96% on a take-home midterm exam, a significant increase from the typical 65-80% range. Suspecting widespread use of AI tools like ChatGPT, he switched the final exam to an in-person format. Following this announcement, 18 students immediately withdrew from the course, and 9 others did not take the exam. The average score on the in-person final exam dropped drastically to 48.6%, a historic low for the course. AI

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Professor catches widespread ChatGPT cheating after midterm scores surge

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/jurgo123 ·

    This Professor Caught The Majority Of His Students Cheating With ChatGPT

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