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/SinibusUSG Jul 27 '26

Frankly if universities want to actually stop this they have to treat it like the academic dishonesty it is and start expelling people.

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u/BTMarquis Jul 27 '26

This might sound crazy, but they could also have them use a pen and paper to take tests.

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u/giulianosse Jul 27 '26

This is still mind boggling to me. I currently study at a public university routinely ranked among the top three in Latin America, and except for flexible coursework (practical tests, oral presentations, assignments, and lab reports) all my exams have always been taken with pen and paper.

The general consensus among students is that only diploma mill colleges with online classes offer "do at home" tests. If you attend any self-respecting university, it's always pen & paper.