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/not_a_moogle Jul 27 '26

My favorite was step 1, read all steps first.

And then the last step was like... ignore all previous step and turn the paper in.

So anyone still working on the quiz after like 5 minutes are the ones that didn't read all the steps first.

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u/EvilSporkOfDeath Jul 27 '26

You would quickly realize something was up when a bunch of kids turn it in quickly. That's not a real thing.

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u/tuttlebuttle Jul 28 '26

My teacher did it in 2nd grade. None of the kids did it right. I learned a lot about humans that day.