AI · 15h ago
Professor hides AI prompt in assignment to catch cheaters
A college professor embedded a hidden instruction in an assignment to detect AI-generated submissions. The prompt, invisible to students, caused AI tools to include a specific phrase in their output. Results showed a significant portion of students submitted AI-written work, confirming widespread cheating concerns.
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The experiment is a clever but limited tactic; as AI detection methods evolve, so will student workarounds, making this more of a cat-and-mouse game than a solution.
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