From take-home tests to book reports, traditional assignments are under threat as AI tools like ChatGPT become part of everyday student life.
“The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my entire career,” says Casey Cuny, a 2024 California Teacher of the Year and veteran English instructor at Valencia High School. To adapt, Cuny requires students to write in class, monitors screens with lockdown software, and blocks unauthorized sites.
College sophomore Lily Brown admits she leans on AI for essay outlines and text summaries. “Sometimes I feel bad using ChatGPT. Is asking for an outline cheating? Is editing my own draft with AI crossing the line?” she wonders, especially when syllabi warn students not to rely on AI without clear guidelines.
Many schools initially banned AI after ChatGPT’s late-2022 debut. Now, the conversation has shifted from prohibition to policy. The University of California, Berkeley now asks faculty to include clear AI expectations on their syllabi, while Carnegie Mellon experts note that enforcing integrity rules is tougher when AI is hard to spot.
Educators believe the answer lies in redefining learning objectives, teaching AI literacy, and integrating technology as a study aid rather than viewing it solely as a cheating tool. As AI reshapes education, the lines between collaboration and misconduct are being redrawn.
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