Friday, 7 March 2025

Are Scottish students using AI to cheat their way to a degree?

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg88kk1n8jo

Above is a pertinent article which was sent to me by our amazing Learning Resource Centre colleague, Laura.

I think most academics would concede that AI can be truly fascinating, innovative and in some cases, jaw dropping. There can be no doubt that AI Tech. is driving the future of education, however we view it.

But there’s also a darker, more fraudulent aspect to Artificial Intelligence, within academic circles. I think this article poses some really interesting points.

We use Turnitin to assess authenticity of learner work, but we also have a component part which identifies any “potential” misuse of AI. It is carefully worded!

This is an issue that isn’t going away anytime soon, but worthy of some discussion. 

Do you have any AI issues you’ve had to deal with? If so, please note your thoughts below and have you been supported with any academic challenges in this respect?