Ever asked if using ChatGPT to speed up essay outlines is actually cheating? 🤔 Across the globe, educators warn that take-home tests and essays are now ground zero for AI misuse.
"The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my entire career," says Casey Cuny, an English teacher at Valencia High School in Southern California. "Anything you send home, you have to assume is being AI-ed." To fight back, Cuny locks down student laptops during class and even weaves AI tools into lessons, teaching teens to use AI as a study buddy—not a shortcut.
On the flip side, college sophomore Lily Brown admits she leans on AI for essay outlines and text summaries. "Is this cheating?" she wonders. With syllabi warning "Don’t use AI to write essays," many students tiptoe around AI for fear of crossing invisible lines.
Schools are catching up. The University of California, Berkeley, now asks faculty to spell out clear AI policies on their syllabi. Meanwhile, Rebekah Fitzsimmons of Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College notes that spotting AI-generated work is tougher than ever, making integrity rules harder to enforce.
Ultimately, the shift is about AI literacy: understanding how to balance AI’s perks with its pitfalls. The goal? Turn your AI sidekick into a genuine learning partner, not a cheat sheet. 🚀
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As AI reshapes education, schools struggle with how to define cheating
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