AI in Essays

They get good grades? I would have thought that teachers could tell...
Yes, I really dislike AI.

If they use it, they won’t develop the skills at synthesis, analysis, critical thinking and reading, that they are paying £9.5k a year to learn, so joke’s on them ultimately. Sure they will get a mediocre passing grade but at what price? Did you see the paper published by MIT which shows how using AI for tasks reduces neural activity and so actively harms your cognitive development?

Is anyone else lowkey bothered by the fact that their classmates are using AI for assignments in questionable ways and achieving tidy grades for it. Like I know everyone's all over ChatGPT atm but I literally cannot stand it.

Is anyone else lowkey bothered by the fact that their classmates are using AI for assignments in questionable ways and achieving tidy grades for it. Like I know everyone's all over ChatGPT atm but I literally cannot stand it.

Hi,
I completely understand how you feel; it can be frustrating to pour hours into an assignment only to find out you achieved the same grade as someone who used AI.
Kingston Uni has clear guidelines on how AI can be used in assessments (e.g. for idea generation) and requires any AI contributions to be properly acknowledged and referenced. Luckily, this has mostly standardised AI usage across my course as students don't want their assessments to be penalised for academic misconduct.
Personally, I try to avoid using AI in my assignments - largely because I come from a creative background and most of the time don't find AI to be all that beneficial. However, I know for a lot of universities it does depend on the module, the course and sometimes even the lecturer in terms of whether or not they will encourage AI usage.
Eve (Kingston Rep).

Hi there,
I'm Ilya, a Cyber Security student at DMU. I want to reassure you that currently we are seeing a big shift in the way assessments are structured with many academics considering bringing back pen-and-paper assessments. So universities are aware of the problem and are developing strategies and capabilities to regulate and tame the use of AI to redirect it from cheating to enhancing the learning process. At the same time, using AI in essays is still evident for a professional eye, so academics are often able to tell if a student used AI or not. And lastly, technical AI detection capabilities are growing rapidly, with tools like Turnitin now able to detect blunt use of AI. Personally, I think it will be getting harder and harder to use AI for cheating in the coming years.
Ilya,
Cyber Security student at De Montfort University

Is anyone else lowkey bothered by the fact that their classmates are using AI for assignments in questionable ways and achieving tidy grades for it. Like I know everyone's all over ChatGPT atm but I literally cannot stand it.