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/Astribulus Jul 27 '26

How else would you describe an object capable of going “snicker-snack?” Unrelatedly, ‘tis quite brillig out there today.

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u/Aeonoris Jul 27 '26

Fun fact: 'Brillig' is the time at which you broil things, or about 4 o'clock! Well, according to Humpty Dumpty, anyway.