The article discusses the impact of AI tools, particularly Microsoft's Copilot, on academic integrity. It highlights the temptation for students to cheat using AI, and the growing concern that it may lead to widespread academic dishonesty. Over time, plagiarism detection has evolved with technology, but the advent of AI poses new challenges. Despite the longstanding issue of cheating in education, the author suggests that the ease of access to AI-generated content could shift the balance in favor of dishonest behavior among students. Institutions face pressure to adapt and regulate AI use while maintaining academic standards.
Microsoft's Copilot AI awaits, demon-like, for my summons so that it might replace my words with its own.
Those profiting from AI, including those selling software promising to detect AI cheating, speak dire warnings of the dangers of AI.
Students, I suspect, have been cheating since the first test and plagiarism has presumably existed since the invention of language.
As I write this, Microsoft has made Copilot part of its office subscription, providing students tools for cheating.
Collection
[
|
...
]