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Dr. Jason Gibson, a professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, exposed 32 out of 35 students for using AI to cheat on their midterm by embedding a hidden instruction in the assignment. The AI-generated responses included the nonsensical word 'Madagascar,' revealing academic dishonesty facilitated by AI tools.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system was explicitly used by students to generate their midterm responses, constituting use of AI in a way that led to academic dishonesty, a violation of institutional and possibly legal obligations protecting intellectual property and academic integrity. The professor's detection method revealed direct misuse of AI, causing harm to the educational process and fairness. This fits the definition of an AI Incident as the AI system's use directly led to a breach of obligations and harm to the academic community.[AI generated]