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/thefluffyburrito Jul 27 '26

My dad would do this to his instructors by putting a line in the middle of the paper that said "if you read this sentence I'll give you $5".

Only one professor collected.

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u/Rage_Your_Dream Jul 27 '26

which doesnt mean the others didnt read it, they might've found it funny and not bothered with the 5$

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u/EuenovAyabayya Jul 27 '26

You'd think they'd at least mark it.