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Professor catches 32 students using AI for midterm answers

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A history professor, Jason Gibson, reported that 32 out of 35 students in his classes failed part of their midterm exam due to submitting AI-generated answers. The students' responses were so inaccurate that they were easily identifiable as incorrect, leading to their failure on that section of the exam. AI

IMPACT Highlights the ongoing challenge of AI misuse in academic settings and the need for educators to adapt assessment methods.

RANK_REASON The cluster is about students misusing AI for academic dishonesty, which is a common anecdotal observation rather than a significant industry event.

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Professor catches 32 students using AI for midterm answers

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 32 of 35 Students Caught Using Hilariously Wrong AI-Generated Answers for Professor's Midterm "32 of my 35 students between two classes failed a portion of th

    📰 32 of 35 Students Caught Using Hilariously Wrong AI-Generated Answers for Professor's Midterm "32 of my 35 students between two classes failed a portion of their midterm because they all used AI to generate their entire response," history professor Jason Gibson says in a viral …

    LINKS news.slashdot.org/…/32-of-35-students-cau…

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