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Cheating is obviously becoming a huge problem, I wonder how long it will be before employers have to test prospective employees to ascertain if they actually have the knowledge their degree is saying they have.

Now we are recognising overseas qualifications, will the problem be compounded? I can see this costing companies a lot of money, longer term and further devaluing degrees.

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Universities are catching hundreds of students in a new wave of alleged cheating using ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence, as the tertiary sector deploys a new anti-plagiarism tool and eagle-eyed markers in an attempt to tackle the misconduct.

Sydney University has disclosed that 330 instances of apparent plagiarism using artificial intelligence occurred in 2023, as the mainstream impact of the technology becomes evident.

Most other universities, however, are tight-lipped about the extent of artificial-intelligence cheating in their institutions, amid widespread fears that it’s undetectable.
Deakin University cheating detection expert Professor Phillip Dawson said it was likely only a small portion of AI cheats were caught, given the limitations of available detection methods.

“I think unless students are being supervised [during an assessment] … the assumption should be students are going to use AI,” he said.
“Most research showing good detection rates is based on the assumption that someone just copy-and-pastes, and they don’t ask ChatGPT to reword or paraphrase.
“The detection accuracy scores are based on the assumption that the AI user is an idiot.”
University of NSW declined to release any data on AI cheating, but its latest academic misconduct report revealed early indications of a “new wave” of suspected cheating relating to ChatGPT and other online tools, with a significant increase in referrals in 2023.

<blockquote data-quote="sptrawler" data-source="post: 1270275" data-attributes="member: 28038">Cheating is obviously becoming a huge problem, I wonder how long it will be before employers have to test prospective employees to ascertain if they actually have the knowledge their degree is saying they have.Now we are recognising overseas qualifications, will the problem be compounded? I can see this costing companies a lot of money, longer term and further devaluing degrees.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hundreds-of-uni-students-caught-in-new-wave-cheating-20240215-p5f5bs.html[/URL]Universities are catching hundreds of students in a new wave of alleged cheating using ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence, as the tertiary sector deploys a new anti-plagiarism tool and eagle-eyed markers in an attempt to tackle the misconduct.Sydney University has disclosed that 330 instances of apparent plagiarism using artificial intelligence occurred in 2023, as the mainstream impact of the technology becomes evident.Most other universities, however, are tight-lipped about the extent of artificial-intelligence cheating in their institutions, amid widespread fears that it’s undetectable.Deakin University cheating detection expert Professor Phillip Dawson said it was likely only a small portion of AI cheats were caught, given the limitations of available detection methods.“I think unless students are being supervised [during an assessment] … the assumption should be students are going to use AI,” he said.“Most research showing good detection rates is based on the assumption that someone just copy-and-pastes, and they don’t ask ChatGPT to reword or paraphrase.“The detection accuracy scores are based on the assumption that the AI user is an idiot.”University of NSW declined to release any data on AI cheating, but its latest academic misconduct report revealed early indications of a “new wave” of suspected cheating relating to ChatGPT and other online tools, with a significant increase in referrals in 2023.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sptrawler, post: 1270275, member: 28038"] Cheating is obviously becoming a huge problem, I wonder how long it will be before employers have to test prospective employees to ascertain if they actually have the knowledge their degree is saying they have. Now we are recognising overseas qualifications, will the problem be compounded? I can see this costing companies a lot of money, longer term and further devaluing degrees. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hundreds-of-uni-students-caught-in-new-wave-cheating-20240215-p5f5bs.html[/URL] Universities are catching hundreds of students in a new wave of alleged cheating using ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence, as the tertiary sector deploys a new anti-plagiarism tool and eagle-eyed markers in an attempt to tackle the misconduct. Sydney University has disclosed that 330 instances of apparent plagiarism using artificial intelligence occurred in 2023, as the mainstream impact of the technology becomes evident. Most other universities, however, are tight-lipped about the extent of artificial-intelligence cheating in their institutions, amid widespread fears that it’s undetectable. Deakin University cheating detection expert Professor Phillip Dawson said it was likely only a small portion of AI cheats were caught, given the limitations of available detection methods. “I think unless students are being supervised [during an assessment] … the assumption should be students are going to use AI,” he said. “Most research showing good detection rates is based on the assumption that someone just copy-and-pastes, and they don’t ask ChatGPT to reword or paraphrase. “The detection accuracy scores are based on the assumption that the AI user is an idiot.” University of NSW declined to release any data on AI cheating, but its latest academic misconduct report revealed early indications of a “new wave” of suspected cheating relating to ChatGPT and other online tools, with a significant increase in referrals in 2023. [/QUOTE]

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