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ChatGPT essay cheats are a menace to us all

Some universities are increasing face-to-face assessments to discourage AI cheating. Academics should be encouraged to expose the problem, not deterred from fixing it.

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The other day I met a British academic who said something about artificial intelligence that made my jaw drop.

The number of students using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write their papers was a much bigger problem than the public was being told, they said.

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Pilita Clark is an associate editor and business columnist at the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column on modern corporate life, as well as features and other articles.

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