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Do AI detectors work? Students face false cheating accusations

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427 points JumpCrisscross | 2 comments | 20 Oct 24 17:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source
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lwhi ◴[21 Oct 24 08:16 UTC] No.41901852[source]▶
It is no longer effective to solely use a written essay to measure how deeply a student comprehends a subject.

AI is here to stay; new methods should be used to assess student performance.

I remember being told at school, that we weren't allowed to use calculators in exams. The line provided by teachers was that we could never rely on having a calculator when we need it most—obviously there's irony associated with having 'calculators' in our pockets 24/7 now.

We need to accept that the world has changed; I only hope that we get to decide how society responds to that change together .. rather than have it forced upon us.

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1. UncleMeat ◴[21 Oct 24 08:46 UTC] No.41902001[source]▶
This is mostly true, but it is also important to recognize that “hey just invent a new evaluation methodology” is a rough thing to ask people to do immediately. People are trying to figure it out in a way that works.
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2. A4ET8a8uTh0 ◴[21 Oct 24 09:07 UTC] No.41902101[source]▶
Sadly, this is not what is happening. Based on the article ( and personal experience ), it is clear that we tend to happily accept computer output as a pronouncement from the oracle itself.

It is new tech, but people do not treat it as such. They are not figuring it out. Its results are already being imposed. It is sheer luck that the individual in question choose to fight back. And even then it was only a partial victory:

"The grade was ultimately changed, but not before she received a strict warning: If her work was flagged again, the teacher would treat it the same way they would with plagiarism."