New Delhi: More than 40 per cent of UK universities are investigating students for using AI chatbots like ChatGPT to cheat in their exams, a report says. According to The Tab, around 48 institutions have investigated at least one student since December 2022 for using ChatGPT in their assessment.
At least 377 students have been investigated by the university for using AI chatbots in part of their assigned work and 146 have been convicted, with dozens more pending. The number was highest at the University of Kent, where 47 students were tested using ChatGPT or another AI chatbot.
Furthermore, the report suggests that AI investigations are taking longer to reach investigative results. At Birkbeck, University of London, 41 students have been investigated but so far “fewer than five have pleaded guilty”.
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“As this is a new technology, much of this investigation is still open,” the university was quoted as saying.
Furthermore, the report notes that third highest Leeds Beckett is doing its best to address the “rapidly evolving situation regarding generative AI tools”. More than half (19) of the 35 searches launched so far have yielded no results and are still ongoing
Meanwhile, in a significant development in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) exam question paper leak case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found that one of the accused used ChatGPT and electronic devices to share answers with candidates. At least two examinations are held for recruitment to government departments.
According to a survey by BestCollege, more than half (51 percent) of college students believe that using AI tools like ChatGPT to complete assignments and tests counts as cheating or plagiarism, while one in five use them anyway.
