AI cheating is on the rise
In results that should surprise few who’ve been following artificial intelligence news over the last few years, a growing number of students are using AI to cheat in their university coursework, according to a recent investigation by The Guardian.
Through a survey looking at the 2023-2024 school year, the publication found that the incidence of cheating with AI was 5.1 students for every 1,000, an increase from 1.6 per 1,000 in the 2022-2023 school year. And more recent figures show that number rose again this year to 7.5 students.
Traditional plagiarism, meanwhile, falls, The Guardian found.
While the rate of AI cheating grows, experts suspect that the rate of use of AI tools like ChatGPT to perform school work may be much higher. The Higher Education Policy Institute last February found 88% of students had used AI for their assignments.
“I would imagine those caught represent the tip of the iceberg,” Peter Scarfe, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Reading, told The Guardian.
