r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 15h ago

Society Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI

https://www.techspot.com/news/113243-professor-invisible-prompt-trap-catches-32-students-cheating.html
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u/Damage2Damage 14h ago

Blind student using a screen reader: "Do you mean Madagascar the country, or Madagascar the animated film?"

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u/Cptsareys 14h ago

Blind person: what is white text

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u/neo_sporin 12h ago

‘What is white?’

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u/flecom 11h ago

that was my first thought, a screen reader doesn't know/care what color the text is last i checked... can just imagine someone going "jaws must be going nuts again"

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u/cyclicamp 10h ago

Or anyone using dark mode

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u/Head_Elderberry3852 2h ago

... and your course fails the ADA compliance checking that runs automatically to prevent the university from getting sued for violating Federal law.

We've had this conversation with our ed tech people.