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Do AI detectors work? Students face false cheating accusations

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427 points JumpCrisscross | 4 comments | 20 Oct 24 17:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. ransom1538 ◴[21 Oct 24 11:53 UTC] No.41903144[source]▶
IMHO. With calculators introduced, there is zero add in you learning long division. Worse than zero, you could have done something better with your time. ChatGPT is a calculator for all subjects. People have a hard time letting that sink in.
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2. erikerikson ◴[21 Oct 24 12:35 UTC] No.41903492[source]▶
AI is a calculator for all subjects, ChatGPT is not that advanced.
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3. spacebanana7 ◴[21 Oct 24 13:03 UTC] No.41903729[source]▶
I still bet someone like you could pass any university exam in any subject with access to the ChatGPT app. Without any prep time. At that point it’s good enough.
4. vundercind ◴[21 Oct 24 16:52 UTC] No.41906004[source]▶
Long (or short—screw long division, with its transcription error opportunities and huge amounts of paper-space used) division is a good exercise to cement the notion of place value, that happens to also teach you how to divide by hand for when it's occasionally more convenient than finding a phone/computer/calculator.