Sun, 09 Jul 2023

Over 40% of UK universities

probing students for using ChatGPT in exams

At least 377 students have been investigated for

using AI chatbots in varsity work

London: More than 40 per cent of UK universities are investigating students for using

AI chatbots like ChatGPT to cheat in their examinations, a report has said.

According to The Tab, about 48 institutions have investigated at

least one student since December 2022 for using ChatGPT in their assessments.

At least 377 students have been investigated for using AI chatbots in

a university-assigned piece of work and 146 have been found guilty, with dozens more pending.

The number was highest at the University of Kent,

where 47 students were examined for using ChatGPT or another AI chatbot.

Moreover, the report suggested that

AI investigations are taking a long time to reach an outcome.

At Birkbeck, University of London, 41 students have been investigated but so far “

the number who have admitted the offence is less than five”.

“As this is new technology most of these investigations are still open,”

the university was quoted as saying.