One of the big challenges the world faces with the spread of artificial intelligence is how it affects the education system. AI is a wonderful tool for researching and learning about new topics, but it can also be used to cheat on assignments. A recent poll found that 90% of college students use AI, at least occasionally, and 61% of instructors said the same. It’s already everywhere in academia, but how do we make sure it’s used appropriately?

Dr. Jason Gibson, a history professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, recently learned that almost all the students in his class use AI to cheat on their papers. To find the cheaters, he hid language in his writing prompt for his midterm assignment on the Industrial Revolution. 

“Thirty-two of my 35 students between two classes failed a portion of their midterm because they all used AI to generate their entire response, and apparently they........

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