Concerns Over AI-Based Plagiarism Detection in Education

The president of the European Commission has called on Beijing to play a “constructive” role in bringing peace to Ukraine, EY has been banned from taking on any new listed audit clients in Germany for two years, and the makers of popular plagiarism detection software are launching a tool that also detects if essays are created using artificial intelligence chatbots. Plus the FT’s Polina Ivanova talks about her colleague Evan Gershkowich who has been detained by Russia.  

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU leaders call on China to coax Russia to halt Ukraine war

EY banned by German audit watchdog over Wirecard work 

Universities express doubt over tool to detect AI-powered plagiarism

Blinken demands release of WSJ journalist in call with Russia’s Lavrov

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 

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