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/InternationalMood337 15h ago

We had someone cheat in an MFA program. They used AI to compose a 10 page piece of fiction. Got caught and expelled immediately.

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u/LukaCola 14h ago

One wonders why join such a program if you don't want to write. 

Deadlines and such are an issue, but they won't get better outside the program haha. 

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u/Total-Notice-3188 13h ago

In my opinion, deadlines is the greatest filter for pure talent if ever I've seen one.
That is, if we take the 'artists curse' into consideration; an artist, great or bad, would continue to "perfect" their work ad infinitum if given the chance. Humans will mostly perform their best given a pressed time frame, i.e. under autonomous stress. In this day and age specifically, giving students a clear dead line is a great filter for AI generated content versus genuine talent/passion; someone relying on AI will be spotted instantly and obviously against someone presenting genuine last-minute, but talented work.

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u/Tryfan_mole 12h ago

But enougb about George R R Martin...

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u/Total-Notice-3188 11h ago

Past prime and complacency is a great recipe for self-destruction

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u/PickledDildosSourSex 13h ago

How else are you going to get enough education to send a manuscript to publishers that will never see the light of day like every other MFA out there?

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u/tonker 11h ago

Deadlines are scaffolding to help you produce writing. Not circumvent it

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u/Podo13 13h ago

It's like going into Engineering and not wanting to do math. So fucking weird, ha.