2026-07-27T14:41:57.63237Z

Nobody_Special@Nobody_Special@piefed.social

Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI

In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students’ midterm. It was about the…

www.techspot.com/news/113243-professor-invisible-prompt-trap-catches-32-students-cheating.html

TechSpotProfessor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AIIn an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students' midterm. It was about the...

2026-07-27T16:15:56.926325Z

clifmo@clifmo@programming.dev

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It didn’t catch students who used AI. It caught students who didn’t proof read their work after AI drafted it.

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2026-07-27T16:20:37.461882Z

CalcProgrammer1@CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today

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At least using AI but proofreading and fixing AI’s mistakes uses your human brain to some degree. If they must use AI I’d rather they be smart enough to comprehend what it puts out and do at least some critical thinking of their own.

2026-07-28T15:01:43.642098Z

NotEasyBeingGreen@NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net

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Which was 32 of 35.

2026-07-28T15:31:43.273901Z

clifmo@clifmo@programming.dev

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Uhuh, point being the other 3 might still have used AI to help them