Students Reportedly Used Generative Text Tools to Complete School Assignments and Exams
Description
Students in school and university settings reportedly used generative text tools including Sudowrite, GPT-3/OpenAI Playground, and ChatGPT to complete homework, essays, and exams without disclosure. Reporting described admitted student use and growing concern among educators that these tools undermined academic integrity, disadvantaged non-using students, and disrupted assessment practices.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- students
Alleged Developers
- sudowrite
- openai
Harmed Parties
- teachers
- educational-communities
- students
- epistemic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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