Cheating Culture in Higher Education

With the help of ChatGPT and other AI tools, cheating in college has become so easy and commonplace that some students don’t see much wrong with a little academic dishonesty. Meanwhile, professors are screaming into the void, trying to convince students that relying on AI to do their work will hurt them in the long run. But is the battle for academic integrity already lost?

Related Reading:

• Cheating Has Become Normal
• I’m a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT. 
• ChatGPT Is a Plagiarism Machine
• Is Reading Over for Gen Z Students? (podcast) 

Guest: Beth McMurtrie, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education

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