Why teachers should talk to students before accusing them of using AI to cheat

Those conversations are important, particularly when a teacher suspects a student of cheating because an AI detection tool has flagged work as potentially plagiarised — AFP

When schools first became aware that new versions of generative artificial intelligence tools could churn out surprisingly sophisticated essays or lab reports, their first and biggest fear was obvious: cheating.

Initially, some educators even responded by going back to doing things the old-fashioned way, asking students to complete assignments with pencil and paper.