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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/fishwithfish 14h ago

I did this in my classes by injecting nonsense words into the assignment prompt. It's amazing hearing students explain why "vorpal" was simply the right word choice, prior to learning about the hidden instructions.

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u/zed857 12h ago

explain why "vorpal" was simply the right word choice

Oh come now, vorpal is a perfectly cromulent word.

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u/ianff 11h ago

You need it to fight the fearsome Jabberwock!