Mixed performance by AI-detector tools leaves academics with no clear answers. As AI-driven fakery spreads from election-related robocalls and celebrity deepfake videos to doctored images and students abusing the powers of ChatGPT a tech arms race is ramping up to detect these falsehoods. But in higher ed, many are choosing to stand back and wait, worried that new tools for detecting AI-generated plagiarism may do more harm than good.
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The technology promises to assist students with disadvantages in developing skills needed for success. But AI also threatens to widen the education gap like no tech before it. When it comes to artificial intelligence, faculty members across disciplines have had a demanding year. Many have redesigned assignments and developed new course policies in the presence of generative AI tools. At conferences and in idle moments, some have pondered what makes prose human.