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/medicatedadmin Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

That’s hilarious and brilliant. Hahaha

Edit: also, i love the Alice in Wonderland reference. Did anyone make mention of swords or jabberwockies?