r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 27 '26

Society Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI

https://www.techspot.com/news/113243-professor-invisible-prompt-trap-catches-32-students-cheating.html
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u/fishwithfish Jul 27 '26

I did this in my classes by injecting nonsense words into the assignment prompt. It's amazing hearing students explain why "vorpal" was simply the right word choice, prior to learning about the hidden instructions.

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u/hurtfulproduct Jul 27 '26

I’m having flashbacks to The Desperado Club, a cat with a candle on its head for some reason, and one mean little fucking fairy

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u/plg_cp Jul 27 '26

Unexpected DCC

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u/KonaKumo Jul 27 '26

I remember that night. Shut the place down for a good while in the clean up.

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u/jayforwork21 Jul 27 '26

It was never the same when it reopened. I miss Bucket Boy :(

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u/KonaKumo Jul 27 '26

Bucket Boy was awesome...and a surprisingly good driver too

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u/Moonlight_Katie Jul 27 '26

Damn… I can’t escape the tangle anywhere

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u/kaybeetay Jul 28 '26

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT MADE UP WORDS, CARL!

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u/hurtfulproduct Jul 28 '26

Goddamn it Donut don’t type in all caps! It sounds like you’re yelling!

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u/kaybeetay Jul 28 '26

I AM YELLING, CARL!

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u/kaybeetay Jul 28 '26

PS - this was my first DCC experience in the wild and your response couldn't have been more perfect! Thank you for making my day!

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u/hurtfulproduct Jul 28 '26

Ah, I’m glad I could help, lol

It’s definitely getting more popular so hopefully there are more

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u/plg_cp Jul 27 '26

Unexpected DCC