Using AI to pass a test

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

OK, it's cheating. But if you make good on it - read the text books, questions and answers afterwards - it's not so bad.

 

[tvguy]

My wife found an article on a teacher who handed out an AI generated paper on some subject. The assignment, find and fix all the mistakes the AI made.

 

[fla4fun]

OK, it's cheating. But if you make good on it - read the text books, questions and answers afterwards - it's not so bad.

I would not trust AI yet to be accurate enough to allow me to pass a test using it. My experience with it has been that it’s incorrect at least 50% of the time, sometimes in a minor way and sometimes in a big way. If you haven’t studied you won’t know what it is wrong about and you will look like a fool to your instructor.

Do I think it will reach a point where it is accurate enough to use for test cheating? Yes, probably. By that point I would hope all electronic devices would be banned when tests are taking place to reduce the ability to cheat.

 

[Mommb]

If you know enough about a subject to check whether what AI is saying is correct, then you should know enough to be able to answer test questions correctly without AI.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

I would not trust AI yet to be accurate enough to allow me to pass a test using it. My experience with it has been that it’s incorrect at least 50% of the time, sometimes in a minor way and sometimes in a big way. If you haven’t studied you won’t know what it is wrong about and you will look like a fool to your instructor.

Do I think it will reach a point where it is accurate enough to use for test cheating? Yes, probably. By that point I would hope all electronic devices would be banned when tests are taking place to reduce the ability to cheat.

It's a real thing. Universities over here are under siege from AI constructs writing dissertations. Several are caught and the students are duly punished, but Colleges worry that things are far more widespread than anyone could dream. Using AI still needs some work from the point of view of the students - ChatGPT always remarks that their points are "crucial" and every paragraph necessitates a "conclusion", but people are cheating nonetheless. Students argue that they are just under too much stress these days and that they still read through their papers, but it's a problem.

[ETA] just to test the point, I used AI to write a page long answer to a question on one of my papers (I submitted my own work, however - just wanted to see what AI thought, didn't copy it…) - it was scarily intelligent and to the point. I still prefer my answer

 

[leebee]

It's a huge problem, and is at least 50% of why I'm leaving teaching after this academic year. I don't have the time or interest in grading reports from students who don't have the interest to bother.

 

[fla4fun]

[ETA] just to test the point, I used AI to write a page long answer to a question on one of my papers (I submitted my own work, however - just wanted to see what AI thought, didn't copy it…) - it was scarily intelligent and to the point. I still prefer my answer

I see a big difference in using AI for a paper and using AI in a testing environment, from an accuracy standpoint. If you are writing a paper, you usually have enough time to compare various AI sources. You also aren’t typically under the watchful eye of your instructor while doing so. You don’t normally have time for that in a testing environment, especially if the test is timed. Not that either is ethical, since both are cheating, but I think people would have a greater chance at getting by with an AI paper than trying to use AI for a test.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

I see a big difference in using AI for a paper and using AI in a testing environment, from an accuracy standpoint. If you are writing a paper, you usually have enough time to compare various AI sources. You also aren’t typically under the watchful eye of your instructor while doing so. You don’t normally have time for that in a testing environment, especially if the test is timed. Not that either is ethical, since both are cheating, but I think people would have a greater chance at getting by with an AI paper than trying to use AI for a test.

Oh, I'm sure it would be a hassle using AI in a testing environment. The fact that you were on a phone all the time would be mighty suspicious! No, I'm talking about dissertations, coursework based examinations. The one I fed it through gave me a scenario and asked for my views on how to treat a client. Scarily insightful.