Clarification regarding ChatGPT and cheating
In order to avoid misunderstandings among especially teachers and students, here is clarifying information regarding a disciplinary matter that figured in the media.
Six months have passed since the launch of the AI chatbot Chat GPT. The tools create opportunities - but also cause concerns for the country's universities. It is the disciplinary boards at the universities that handle cases of suspected cheating/plagiarism by students. Just recently, we had a case of suspected AI cheating.
A teacher had reacted to a student's assignment, which seemed too linguistically advanced. The teacher then reviewed the text using a detection tool, which gave a high result. When a qualified analyst at the university used the same tool for the same text, she also got a high score. But when the analyst later tested other tools, she got different results.
- The tools could not be trusted and I explained this to the board, which concluded that the assessment could not rest on such evidence, says Anna-Maria Blomgren, qualified analyst at the University West.
Thus, the university has not failed any student due to AI cheating. |
