Do AI detectors work? Students face false cheating accusations

One of my kid's teachers sent out a warning to students that all essays would be checked with AI detection software and the repercussions one would face if caught. A classmate did an AI check on the teacher's warning and it came back positive for having been AI-generated.

While I understand the spirit of your message, you should not care about that.

"One of my kid's teachers set out a warning to students that all essays would be checked against the other students' essays to see if they are the same and the repercussions one would face if caught. A classmate did a Google search and found the questions of the essay as examples on a book."

One thing is perfectly valid, the other one is not.

Then of course, there are shades of gray. Using ChatGPT for some things is not copying and you can even say the kids are learning to use the tool, but if you use it for 95% of the essay, it is.