Brown professor catches majority of students cheating with ChatGPT on take-home exam
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano gave take-home exams to accommodate student anxiety after a mass shooting, but soon suspected widespread AI cheating. Historically, test scores hovered around a certain range, but this year's results were anomalous. Serrano's experience highlights the challenge of AI-enabled academic dishonesty.
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