Scarborough tutor: 'Measures in place to detect AI on coursework'
The season for exams and assessments is underway for many
A Scarborough tutor says measures are in place to detect if students use Artificial Intelligence to do their coursework.
The season for assessments is underway for many and there are worries some may use ChatGPT to help them.
Richard Uttley teaches Cyber Security and Computer Science at CU Scarborough and said: "We do have a robust system in place to identify instances of plagarism which includes the use of advanced detection tools, but also we're doing more manual reviews as tutors because we're aware of its existence.
"I've done a few tests myself where I've basically copied one of our assessment briefs into it and it gave quite a good answer but you could tell that it was AI that created it. I also ran it through one of our plagarism tools and it was coming out with 80 or 90 percent plagarism.
"It's more the tools that do the more academic based writing that we need to worry about because they're pretty good at wording things. When a student that's probably never used proper academic words before starts using words like 'moreover' that you're like 'yeah, that's maybe not your work.'
"AI can be useful as it can provide students with instant feedback and guidance so it can analyse their own work, identify areas of improvement and offer a targeted explanation or additional practice materials. AI tools can maybe also assist students in conducting research more efficiently."