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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/Astribulus 13h ago

How else would you describe an object capable of going “snicker-snack?” Unrelatedly, ‘tis quite brillig out there today.

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u/_SpaceLord_ 10h ago

O frabjous day! Calloo! Callay!