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/SinibusUSG Jul 27 '26

Frankly if universities want to actually stop this they have to treat it like the academic dishonesty it is and start expelling people.

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u/BTMarquis Jul 27 '26

This might sound crazy, but they could also have them use a pen and paper to take tests.

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u/PrizeStrawberryOil Jul 27 '26

If they do that enrollment will drop because people don't take in person classes unless they have to. They will just apply at colleges that offer online classes that they can cheat on. College degrees will become worthless in 10 years because all colleges will shift to online classes to get enrollment up.

Some colleges can push against it because they don't have to worry about their enrollment, but the tiny state school that is worried about cutting professors/programs will have no choice.

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u/Reaxonab1e Jul 27 '26

In person classes wouldn't be required though. Only the test would need to be done in person.

I actually think remote tests would be fine as long as they're properly invigilated (camera + mic + share screen).

Lots of people have failed remote tests when they're properly invigilated. It's difficult to cheat on them.