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anon946yesterday at 2:36 PM1 replyview on HN

The irony here is that universities are struggling to teach writing skills, due to massive cheating with AI.


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LatencyKillsyesterday at 2:44 PM

I mentor CS students at two local universities. The best students are using gen ai to enhance their learning and understanding (i.e. they use it as a tool instead of a crutch). The worst students are using it in attempt to “level the playing field” and are failing miserably.

It is easy to determine if someone solved a problem using AI because they can’t explain or recreate “their” solution. Detecting cheating in essays is still far more difficult.

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