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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: 0.419s | 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. ReptileMan ◴[21 Oct 24 12:10 UTC] No.41903279[source]▶
>AI is here to stay; new methods should be used to assess student performance.

Here is the brand new method - asking verbal questions in person and evaluating answers. Also allow high tech aides in the form of chalk and blackboard

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2. spacebanana7 ◴[21 Oct 24 12:59 UTC] No.41903692[source]▶
The downside of downgrading technology like this is that tests and skills become less relevant to the real world.

For all their problems, 5000 word take home assignments in Microsoft Office have a lot in common with the activities of a junior management consultant, NGO writer, lawyer or business analyst. And same with for scientists but with Latex.

I’d rather hire a lawyer who could only do their job with AI than one who couldn’t use a computer to create documents or use digital tools to search case law.