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Do AI detectors work? Students face false cheating accusations

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427 points JumpCrisscross | 3 comments | 20 Oct 24 17:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.244s | source
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fuzzy_biscuit ◴[21 Oct 24 12:18 UTC] No.41903341[source]▶
If AI detection cannot be 100% accurate, I do not believe it is an appropriate solution for judging the futures of millions of students and young people. Time to move on. Either from the tech or from the essay format.

In either case, we need to change our standards around mastery of subject matter.

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1. bearjaws ◴[21 Oct 24 13:55 UTC] No.41904189[source]▶
Plagiarism detectors aren't 100% accurate either, and we have to use those as well.

Institutions have to enforce rules around these things, if they do not within 10 years their degrees will be pointless.

It's what happens when you believe someone to have cheated that matters. If it's not blatant cheating, then you cannot punish them for it. These tools exist to catch only the worst offenders.

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2. willy_k ◴[21 Oct 24 14:25 UTC] No.41904534[source]▶
Plagiarism checkers are much more interpretable.
3. gs17 ◴[21 Oct 24 15:55 UTC] No.41905462[source]▶
Plagiarism detectors usually tell you what you're accused of ripping off. I remember always seeing it come back telling me how I must have copied my references from other essays on the same subject.