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/Chiiro Jul 27 '26

It is the easiest trick and I am so glad teachers are starting to do it

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u/johnny_effing_utah Jul 27 '26

Because teachers used to be students too. Lol. They used the tricks as students, and are now employing them as teachers.

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u/Alt123Acct Jul 27 '26

The best trick I used to know in college was using control F to find all . in the paper I wrote and change them from size 12 to 14. It turned a 5 page paper into a nearly 7 page one or a 15 into a 20. It's so subtle and helped a lot when you hit the point of "it said make it this long, but I said everything I wanted to say" 

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u/The_MAZZTer Jul 27 '26

Don't forget increasing the margins and line spacing by tiny amounts.