With AI in the Classroom, Professors Are Walking a Tightrope

https://www.chronicle.com/article/with-ai-in-the-classroom-professors-are-walking-a-tightrope

After a paper is submitted, Adler checks every reference to see if any are fabricated. Students must also provide quotes from key works and submit proof that those quotes exist, so Adler can check them. He asks students to write a reflection on parts of their paper that connect with topics they discussed in class. If he has any concerns, he then meets with the student to ask them to explain specific elements of their paper.

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Asked what strategies they employ to curtail unauthorized AI use outside of class, professors described a variety of approaches. Some have moved from assigning well-known texts to more obscure ones, thinking AI tools will be less likely to produce a decent essay. Others ask students to connect what they are writing about to something discussed in class, cite specific passages in an article, write by hand, or annotate printed reading material.

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